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• Republicans are unloading on Rep. Matt Gaetz amid reports of a DOJ underage sex investigation: 'He's the meanest person in politics' Summary List PlacementMatt Gaetz was looking for a scandal.  It was March 25, and the Florida congressman responded to a tweet from the billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, who had asked no one in particular, "If there's ever a scandal about me, *please* call it Elongate." "I want Gaetzgate," the Florida Republican tweeted.  On Tuesday, Gaetz got exactly that, as reports surfaced that the 38-year old congressman is under investigation for possible sex trafficking.  The Justice Department is investigating whether Gaetz…
• Inquiry into Rep. Matt Gaetz linked to larger investigation into former Florida official, and Gaetz ally, indicted on child sex trafficking charges, report says Summary List PlacementOn Tuesday, an explosive report from The New York Times revealed that Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida is under federal investigation for potentially violating federal sex trafficking laws. The Times writes, citing three sources, that the Department of Justice is looking into "whether he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old and paid for her to travel with him." The investigation was opened by the Department of Justice in the final months of former President Donald Trump's administration,…
• Matt Gaetz's claim that the DOJ's sex-trafficking probe into him is part of an extortion scheme doesn't add up Summary List PlacementFlorida Rep. Matt Gaetz took to Twitter and the conservative media airwaves on Tuesday to push back on news that the Department of Justice (DOJ) was investigating whether he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl and broke federal sex-trafficking laws. On Twitter, Gaetz said the investigation was based on "lies" being pushed against him by a former DOJ official in an effort to extort his family. But the lawmaker's statements about the alleged extortion scheme don't…
• Rep. Matt Gaetz says he will not resign from office amid a growing sex-trafficking scandal Summary List PlacementRepublican Rep. Matt Gaetz said Friday that he does not plan to resign amid a growing firestorm of sexual misconduct allegations. In a text conversation with The Hill, Gaetz said that rumors that he will step down are "false" and that it's "very safe" to say he doesn't have any intention of resigning. The New York Times reported this week that the Justice Department is investigating whether Gaetz had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl and if…
• 10 Things in Politics: Ex-Trump aides dunk on Gaetz in gossipy texts Summary List PlacementGood morning! Welcome back to 10 Things in Politics. Sign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox each day. Send your tips and suggestions to  or tweet me @BrentGriffiths.  Here's what you need to know: Some Republicans see a comeuppance in Matt Gaetz's potential scandal Here's what Biden will unveil in his $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan today Grover Norquist is making a return to GOP politics 1. A TRUMP DEFENDER FACES A POTENTIAL SCANDAL: Rep. Matt…
• Matt Gaetz said he's talked to every conservative network about a post-Congress gig, but Fox News denied his claims, saying it had 'no interest in hiring him' Summary List PlacementFlorida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz again teased a possible early retirement from Congress on Wednesday, saying he'd been speaking to executives at popular right-wing news networks to suss out possible gigs. But his job hunt hit an early stumbling block when a Fox News spokesperson said the network had no interest in hiring him. Gaetz told the Daily Beast he had been talking to major right-wing news networks including Newsmax, the One American News Network, and Fox News,…
• Matt Gaetz's Florida sex game included a 'Harry Potter' challenge and 'extra points' for sleeping in sorority houses, a female Republican tells Insider Summary List PlacementSleeping with married legislators. Spending the night at a college sorority house.  These were specific ways now-US Rep. Matt Gaetz and other Florida lawmakers could earn "extra points" in a sex competition in which Gaetz is accused of participating when he served in the state's House of Representatives, a female GOP insider who worked with Gaetz in the 2010s told Insider in an interview. The sex competition even involved the "Harry Potter" book series, the GOP source told…
• Nancy Pelosi said Matt Gaetz's removal from Judiciary is 'least that could be done' if allegations of possible sex-trafficking investigation are true Summary List PlacementHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that Rep. Matt Gaetz's removal from the House Judiciary Committee is "least that could be done" should a Department of Justice investigation find allegations of possible sex trafficking true. Pelosi responded to the emerging scandal surrounding Gaetz during a weekly news conference, saying that she believes the investigation is an "important issue" that affects the "integrity of the Congress." Read more: Matt Gaetz is adding to his legal woes with a media…
• Rep. Matt Gaetz under federal investigation for trafficking & abusing a 17-year-old For a while, Matt Gaetz was just another interchangeable MAGA congressman looking to ally himself with Donald Trump. People immersed in Florida politics knew more about him – the family money, the multiple DUIs, the shady associations – but nationally, I don’t think people paid close attention to him until the absolutely bonkers story about Nestor, a now-20-year-old Cuban man whom Gaetz claims is his “adopted son.” Gaetz did not adopt Nestor, but Gaetz possibly groomed Nestor from a young…
• Tucker Carlson says his interview with Matt Gaetz about the DOJ's investigation into him was 'one of the weirdest interviews I've ever conducted' Summary List PlacementFlorida Rep. Matt Gaetz appeared on Fox News' primetime show "Tucker Carlson Tonight" on Tuesday evening to address an ongoing Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into whether Gaetz engaged in a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old and broke federal sex-trafficking laws. Carlson struggled to make sense of his discussion with Gaetz, saying afterward, "You just saw our Matt Gaetz interview, that was one of the weirdest interviews I've ever conducted." "That story just appeared in the news a…