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NYT - (archived: https://archive.ph/eV1XT ) Federal Inquiry Traced Payments From Gaetz to Women
A document prepared by federal investigators bolsters claims by women who say they were hired for sex by Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice for attorney general, who denies wrongdoing.
By Michael S. Schmidt
Nov. 20, 2024, 5:42 p.m. ET
Federal investigators established a trail of payments from Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice to be attorney general, to women including some who testified that Mr. Gaetz hired them for sex, according to a document obtained by The New York Times and a lawyer representing some of the women.
The document, assembled by investigators during a three-year sex-trafficking investigation into Mr. Gaetz, is a chart that shows a web of thousands of dollars in Venmo payments between Mr. Gaetz and a group of his friends, associates and women who had drug-fueled sex parties between 2017 and 2020, according to testimony that participants are said to have given to federal and congressional investigators.
At the parties, women, and a girl who was 17 at the time, were paid for sex, according to accounts of the participants’ testimony from people briefed on what they said.
The document bolsters recent claims by a lawyer for two of the women who say they had sex with Mr. Gaetz for money. It shows thousands of dollars in payments Mr. Gaetz made to both of the lawyer’s clients.
Mr. Gaetz, 42, represented Florida in Congress from 2017 until last week. He has vehemently denied their accounts, and the federal investigation was closed by the Justice Department without any charges against him. Vice President-elect JD Vance accompanied Mr. Gaetz to Capitol Hill on Wednesday in an effort to build support for his nomination from Republican senators, some of whom have expressed doubt that he is confirmable.
The document was obtained by the House Ethics Committee, which met on Wednesday amid growing pressure to release a report it has compiled on Mr. Gaetz but deadlocked on whether to do so.
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A document prepared by federal investigators bolsters claims by women who say they were hired for sex by Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice for attorney general, who denies wrongdoing.
By Michael S. Schmidt
Nov. 20, 2024, 5:42 p.m. ET
Federal investigators established a trail of payments from Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice to be attorney general, to women including some who testified that Mr. Gaetz hired them for sex, according to a document obtained by The New York Times and a lawyer representing some of the women.
The document, assembled by investigators during a three-year sex-trafficking investigation into Mr. Gaetz, is a chart that shows a web of thousands of dollars in Venmo payments between Mr. Gaetz and a group of his friends, associates and women who had drug-fueled sex parties between 2017 and 2020, according to testimony that participants are said to have given to federal and congressional investigators.
At the parties, women, and a girl who was 17 at the time, were paid for sex, according to accounts of the participants’ testimony from people briefed on what they said.
The document bolsters recent claims by a lawyer for two of the women who say they had sex with Mr. Gaetz for money. It shows thousands of dollars in payments Mr. Gaetz made to both of the lawyer’s clients.
Mr. Gaetz, 42, represented Florida in Congress from 2017 until last week. He has vehemently denied their accounts, and the federal investigation was closed by the Justice Department without any charges against him. Vice President-elect JD Vance accompanied Mr. Gaetz to Capitol Hill on Wednesday in an effort to build support for his nomination from Republican senators, some of whom have expressed doubt that he is confirmable.
The document was obtained by the House Ethics Committee, which met on Wednesday amid growing pressure to release a report it has compiled on Mr. Gaetz but deadlocked on whether to do so.
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NYT: Federal Inquiry Traced Payments From Gaetz to Women (Original Post)
Dennis Donovan
Nov 2024
OP
The story says it originated from investigators during the 3 year investigation.
Dennis Donovan
Nov 2024
#6
He obviously expects us to just take his word for it when he "vigorously denies" it.
calimary
Nov 2024
#10
Dennis Donovan
(29,388 posts)1. Kick - the ethics report is being leaked to the press!

Cha
(307,728 posts)3. Ha.. I was going to type.. Who needs the
"Ethics" report. But it would great.
gab13by13
(26,607 posts)5. Ethics report
Or DOJ files?
Dennis Donovan
(29,388 posts)6. The story says it originated from investigators during the 3 year investigation.
It doesn't mention DOJ.
dpibel
(3,519 posts)8. Have a look at this
TLDR: It does mention DOJ. Just not in the excerpt in the OP.
Because the department declined to charge Mr. Gaetz with a crime, the documents amassed during the investigation have remained secret, as the department almost never releases materials that law enforcement agencies develop in investigations in which no charges are brought. But a copy of the chart was obtained by the House Ethics Committee during its own wide-ranging investigation into Mr. Gaetz’s conduct, including whether he had sex with the then-17-year-old.
Whole article is available at the link in the OP. This quote is from it.
Dennis Donovan
(29,388 posts)11. Thanks
I missed it.
Cha
(307,728 posts)2. TY.. Liars don't "Admit wrongdoing".
gab13by13
(26,607 posts)4. Still wasn't bad enough for Garland.
soandso
(1,631 posts)12. Why might that be?
I have some ideas.
ecstatic
(34,633 posts)14. he is complicit. But why????
P diddy is in jail, why isn't gaetz?
mzmolly
(51,927 posts)7. ... and girls,
apparently.
proud patriot
(101,597 posts)9. kick

calimary
(85,245 posts)10. He obviously expects us to just take his word for it when he "vigorously denies" it.
Mind if I DON’T, dude?
Well, on second thought, I don’t care if what he wants, he DOESN’T get. Ever!!!
FakeNoose
(36,699 posts)13. Awesome! I knew this had to come out sooner or later
Thank you, this made my day.