Prosecutors recommend no charges in Matt Gaetz sex trafficking probe

[ItsjustMe]

https://www.rawstory.com/matt-gaetz-investigation-2658329546/

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) is unlikely to be charged in relation to a long-running sex-trafficking investigation, The Washington Post reported on Friday.

Career prosecutors reportedly told the Justice Department that a conviction is unlikely due to unreliable witnesses. While a final decision as to whether they will prosecute Gaetz has not been determined, it's rare for a prosecution to move forward in light of such prosecutorial doubt.

"...it is unlikely that federal authorities will charge Gaetz with a crime in an investigation that started in late 2020 and focused on his alleged involvement with a 17-year-old girl several years earlier. Gaetz, 40, has repeatedly denied wrongdoing, saying he has never paid for sex. He has also said the only time he had sex with a 17-year-old was when he was also 17," The Post's report stated.

[GreenWave]

1. Because nothing says "innocent" like begging IQ 45 for a pardon.

[Jilly_in_VA]

2. How much

did daddy Gaetz pay them? Inquiring minds &c.

[efhmc]

3. Such scum and getting off. There are reliable witnesses out there but they have been bribed or

bullied or both.

[Easterncedar]

4. Dammit, that bites

And what did Al Franken do to get drummed out? Why are we so poor at both offense AND defense?! This conclusion really makes me sick.

[CentralMass]

5. I second that.

[onecaliberal]

6. Calm down, it's not like he was selling singles on the corner.

[Heather MC]

7. The case hasn't been officially dismissed, perhaps they're putting this information out there

With the hope that if there are any other victims of Matt Gaetz they'll come forward.

Like maybe his teenage "son", hint hint wink wink

[MOMFUDSKI]

8. We are a nation of Rule of Law?

Not no more we're not. PFFFT