Report: It Certain Sounds Like Matt Gaetz’s Ex-Girlfriend Might Be the One to Take Him Down!

With the lull in information in regards to the Justice Division’s investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz, you might need thought the Florida congressman was within the clear for allegedly intercourse trafficking a 17-year-old, taking ladies throughout state traces for the needs of prostitution, and obstructing justice. However, shock! That seems to very a lot not be the case as of at present.

NBC Information reports that Gaetz’s ex-girlfriend testified Wednesday earlier than a federal grand jury that’s analyzing his cornucopia of alleged intercourse crimes, an enormous improvement suggesting “the Division of Justice could also be transferring nearer to indicting him.” The ex-girlfriend has reportedly been in talks with prosecutors for months about an immunity deal below which she would keep away from prosecution in alternate for detailing the whole lot she is aware of about whether or not the Republican windbag did certainly pay a 17-year-old woman for intercourse in 2017 and if he and others violated the Mann Act by paying for prostitutes abroad. And in what feels like not-great information for Gaetz, his ex’s lawyer, Tim Jansen, “has a fame in Florida authorized circles as a grasp of immunity offers after he secured one for an admitted assassin who finally was not charged in return for serving to authorities remedy the case.”

The investigation into Gaetz kicked off greater than a yr in the past when his “wingman,” former Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg, was charged with quite a few crimes—together with intercourse trafficking the identical 17-year-old within the Gaetz investigation. Whereas he pleaded guilty to stalking, aggravated identification theft, wire fraud, conspiracy, illegally producing a false identification doc, and intercourse trafficking of a kid, Greenberg crucially noticed most of the expenses towards him dropped in alternate for cooperation, which ought to most likely preserve Gaetz up at evening. (The Florida Republican and Donald Trump fanboy has not been charged with against the law and has denied any and all allegations towards him, calling the DOJ investigation a “witch hunt.”) Final August, ABC Information reported that Greenberg had offered investigators with “years of Venmo and Money App transactions and hundreds of images and movies, in addition to entry to private social media accounts.” In keeping with The New York Instances, receipts from cell cost apps show funds from Gaetz and Greenberg to ladies who advised their associates the cash was for intercourse with the 2 males. A supply aware of the case advised NBC Information that the 17-year-old has advised investigators that Gaetz had intercourse together with her.

However again to the ex:

The ex-girlfriend was in an open relationship with Gaetz in 2017 and 2018 and allegedly mentioned different ladies he was concerned with, in keeping with three associates of the previous couple. She allegedly went with Gaetz and a variety of different younger ladies and associates of the congressman in 2018 on a visit to the Bahamas, a visit that can also be below scrutiny, CBS Information and Politico beforehand reported.

After the investigation started, Gaetz spoke along with his ex-girlfriend in a three-way name with one more girl who was cooperating with federal investigators at that time and was secretly recording the decision, in keeping with two sources aware of the case.

It’s on that decision that Gaetz is suspected of obstructing justice, which federal prosecutors are investigating, in keeping with regulation enforcement sources.