Feds established a trail of payments from #MattGaetz, #Trump’s choice to be AG, to women including some who testified that #Gaetz hired them for sex, acc/to a doc obtained by NYT & a lawyer representing some of the women.

The doc, assembled by investigators during a 3-yr #SexTrafficking investigation into Gaetz, is a chart that shows a web of thousands of dollars in Venmo payments between Gaetz…, associates & women who had drug-fueled sex parties 2017–2020….

#law #crime
nytimes.com/2024/11/20/us/poli…

Woman told #House #Ethics panel she witnessed #Gaetz having sex w/ #minor

An atty repping 2 women who were witnesses in the House Ethics Cmte's investigation into #MattGaetz is calling for the release of the cmte’s report, telling ABC News that one of his clients testified she witnessed the FL congressman having sex w/a minor.

"My client testified to the House Ethics Committee that she witnessed Matt Gaetz having sex w/a minor," FL atty Joel Leppard told ABC.

#law
abcnews.go.com/US/exclusive-wo…

Exclusive: Woman told House Ethics panel she witnessed Gaetz having sex with minor, lawyer says

Matt Gaetz resigned from Congress Wednesday after Trump picked him for AG.

^{Will Steakin (ABC News)}

Lawyer claims his clients were paid to have sex with Matt Gaetz

#UnderageGirl #MattGaetz #HouseEthicsCommittee #VenmoPayments #RepJoelLeppard

rawstory.com/matt-gaetz-266993…

Lawyer claims his clients were paid to have sex with Matt Gaetz

The lawyer for two women who testified before an Ethics Committee investigating allegations against former Rep. Matt Gaetz's (R-FL) said his clients told the panel the congressman paid them for sex.

^{Sarah K. Burris (Raw Story - Celebrating 20 Years of Independent Journalism)}

Donald #Trump and his Attorney General pick Matt Gaetz vow to crack down on #crime, such as #rape and #SexTrafficking.

#MattGaetz #DoJ #GOP #GOPClownShow

Speaker Kevin McCarthy should hire a good tax lawyer. Attorney General #mattgaetz wants to know about his taxes.
Just ask #Comey and #McCabe

Remember kids: Trump hires the very best!

#attorneygeneral #usag #election2024 #kevinmccarthy #speakermccarthy #uspol #gopclownshow #jamescomey #andrewmccabe

Matt Gaetz as Attorney General. Jesus Christ. It's almost as if he's leaning into IDIOCRACY by appointing the fascist who looks the most like a Mike Judge character.

#mattgaetz #cabinet #dystopia

Earlier: Former Republican Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy on #Trump's pick for Attorney General Matt Gaetz.

#MattGaetz #GOP #GOPClownShow #pedophilia

Matt Gaetz: Trump Picks Literally Worst Person You Know for Attorney General
newrepublic.com/post/188395/tr…

Of all the people in the universe, Donald Trump has settled on Florida Representative Matt Gaetz to lead the Justice Department.

#MattGaetz #USattorneyGeneral #sycophant #Trumpism #Trump2 #GOP #fascism #authoritarianism

Trump Picks Literally Worst Person You Know for Attorney General

^{The New Republic}

Trump will nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz to be attorney general
npr.org/2024/11/13/g-s1-34072/…

Trump to Nominate and Famously Bad Lawyer Matt Gaetz for Attorney General
motherjones.com/politics/2024/…

* Florida congressman one of the Trump’s most loyal supporters
* builds upon Trump’s long-held views of Justice Department as extension of White House
* Trump threatening to prosecute enemies f. from Nancy Pelosi to media

#MattGaetz #USattorneyGeneral #sycophant #Trumpism #Trump2 #GOP #fascism #authoritarianism

Trump to nominate sycophant, famously bad lawyer Matt Gaetz for attorney general

The Florida congressman is one of the president-elect's most loyal supporters.

^{Mother Jones}

[thread] Matt Gaetz
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Gae…

* lawyer/politician
* FL U.S. Rep. Florida's 2017+
* staunch proponent far-right politics/Trump ally
* accused of sex trafficking/sexual relationships w minors
* voted against the Equality Act, & Respect for Marriage Act
* Nov 2024 Trump nom. Gaetz as U.S. attorney general

#MattGaetz #Trump2 #GOP #fascism #authoritarianism