Justice Dept Declines To Charge Matt Gaetz With Sex Trafficking

After a lengthy investigation, the Justice Department has reportedly decided against bringing sex trafficking charges against Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL). https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1625925689202311178 From the New York Times:

In 2021, federal prosecutors began examining whether Mr. Gaetz, a close ally of former President Donald J. Trump, broke federal sex-trafficking laws, focusing on his relationships with women recruited online for sex, and whether he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl.

Scrutiny of Mr. Gaetz grew out of an investigation into a close ally of his, Joel Greenberg, a former tax collector in Seminole County, Fla., who was convicted of sex trafficking in December and sentenced to 11 years in prison.

In 2021, Gaetz told the New York Times he had a “suspicion that someone is trying to recategorize my generosity to ex-girlfriends.” But he maintained he’d not had sexual relations with a minor and he was innocent of the allegations. Related: Matt Gaetz Party Pal Pleads Guilty To Sex Trafficking Read more here. https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/1625928121152045068 https://twitter.com/stevebenen/status/1625943223481901057