Justice Department investigating Matt Gaetz as part of broader trafficking probe into another Florid

What "false accusations"?

 

If Gaetz actually said that to Axios, where are the quotation marks?
These odd attacks on Gaetz look like a typical partisan political smear.
Absent proof they should be ignored as just more Fake News nonsense.

 

The problem with the Fake News MSM is not its bias so much as its absurd attempts to posture as objective sources of information and news.
The problem with Fakes like CNN and the NYT is that they tend to hire liars and rely on liars to craft their Fake News.

“How did CNN end up aggressively hyping such a spectacularly false story? They refuse to say. Many hours after their story got exposed as false, the journalist who originally presented it, Congressional reporter Manu Raju, finally posted a tweet noting the correction. CNN’s PR Department then claimed that “multiple sources” had provided CNN with the false date. And Raju went on CNN, in muted tones, to note the correction, explicitly claiming that “two sources” had each given him the false date on the email, while also making clear that CNN did not ever even see the email, but only had sources describe its purported contents:


All of this prompts the glaring, obvious, and critical question – one which CNN refuses to address: how did “multiple sources” all misread the date on this document, in exactly the same way, and toward the same end, and then feed this false information to CNN?”
THE INTERCEPT, The U.S. Media Yesterday Suffered its Most Humiliating Debacle in Ages: Now Refuses All Transparency Over What Happened, Glenn Greenwald, December 9 2017.
https://theintercept.com/2017/12/09...-refuses-all-transparency-over-what-happened/

 

Do you have evidence that Matt Gaetz statements are false? It's my understanding that most information we have is one side of leaked information and Gaetz response to the allegations. I've seen no evidence that either story is substantiated or false.

Gaetz, however, has recently released text messages, emails and a letter which does not exonerate him yet as they need to be vetted, but the opposition still hasn't even produced the 17 year old girl that is part of the equation.
https://www.republicandaily.net/202...-and-wild-alleged-25m-gaetz-extortion-scheme/

 

He said facial recognition software detected antifa at the capitol riot. The company said he was lying and their software actually identified neo nazis.

 

The USG actively encourages sex trafficking.
Why would anyone believe that a "sex trafficking bill" would actually reduce sex trafficking?

 

The age of consent in most states is 16. Prosecuting a single adult for having sex with a 17 year old is the kind of thing that has led to reductions in the age of consent in a nation where almost all 17 year olds are very sexually active.

The age of consent is 18 in Fl, but Gaetz is apparently being accused of traveling with a 17 year old which he denies.
It is time to first prove Gaetz is lying about that, and to stop the obvious political hype based on Fake News.

 

This one actually perplexes me and the optics definitely do not look well with the associated story. Could his vote be tied to the extortion? That's a legit question as if Gaetz is found to have done what is being accused, then the full brunt of the justice system should be thrown at him.

If there is evidence to exonerate him, then heads should roll there as well.

 

There were AntiFa/BLM in the Capitol building. Surely you know that.
The company certainly knows that or their software is worthless.

 

Assuming that Gaetz is a "sex trafficker" it is hard to imagine him approaching the FBI for any reason.
This story does not add up.

 

How many Antifa were present?

 

First Roy Moore now Matt Gaetz. And you would think the cons here were defending their local priest.

Stay classy Republicans/Conservatives of PF.

 

Do you really want to go there? You all reelected this monster while he was still in jail. Stay classy Democrats/Liberals of PF.

 

I get it, but what choice does he have? If he doesn't go to the FBI he's going to have to constantly explain that, and that will make him look guilty.

 

There are definitely some things that don't look good, and the Carlson interview was nuts, but it doesn't look like he's been charged with anything. We'll have to wait and see.

 

A local Sheriff or private investigators working for his lawyer could have been used to document the extortion. The FBI now works for the DP and the corrupt political establishment.

A judge would have to order the FBI to release evidence supporting Gaetz, and IMO, the FBI would resist any such order. IOW a long court battle.

 

John Sullivan ("#antifa #blm) videoed the riot inside the Capitol.

 

He got kicked out for provoking, but the MSM surely won't tell you that!

 

Sullivan was arrested for his involvement in the riot including interference with the police.
He calls the organization he formed "Insurgence USA", so it should not be a surprise if he was in the Capitol to incite an insurrection.

 

If this were a democrat there would be 10 pages by now with both Republicans and Democrats calling for a full investigation, but because it is a Republican — fellow Republicans are shrugging so hard we could use it to power NY. We know they have no issues with paying for sex but this...

It is just sad

www.foxnews.com/politics/matt-gaetz-communications-director-steps-down-federal-investigation.amp

His communication director just stepped down, he was the only congressman not to sign on to a trafficking law and now it is coming out he potentially caught with another “alleged” sex trafficker making fake ID’s (this is almost some qanon level stuff and they are strangely quiet)

 

None of which dealt with the Russian conspiracy theory, but you knew that.

 

Which still, has nothing to do with this thread.

I love the narrative how far y’all are willing to ignore the topic of a high ranking Republican that is accused of pedophilia, child rape and sex trafficking.

I would feel sickened if I held any of you in high regard. This is just disgusting

 

But his BFF has been indicted.

Gaetz probe started with an associate awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking, stalking charges (nbcnews.com)

 

Is this really an appropriate use of the US federal government's resources? Shouldn't the authorities of the state of Florida be the ones to investigate this sort of thing?

Yeah, it definitely sounds like corruption and extortion to me.

People seem to have no idea what the Constitution even means anymore.

 

State lines.