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September 17, 2022
[link:https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/17/matt-gaetz-pardon-sex-trafficking-probe/|
Gaetz sought pardon related to Justice Department sex trafficking probe
Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) told a former White House aide that he was seeking a preemptive pardon from President Donald Trump regarding an investigation in which he is a target, according to testimony given to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Johnny McEntee, according to people familiar with his testimony, told investigators that Gaetz told him during a brief meeting that they are launching an investigation into him or that theres an investigation into him, without specifying who was investigating Gaetz.
McEntee added that Gaetz told him he did not do anything wrong but they are trying to make his life hell, and you know, if the president could give him a pardon, that would be great. Gaetz told McEntee that he had asked White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows for a pardon.
Johnny McEntee, according to people familiar with his testimony, told investigators that Gaetz told him during a brief meeting that they are launching an investigation into him or that theres an investigation into him, without specifying who was investigating Gaetz.
McEntee added that Gaetz told him he did not do anything wrong but they are trying to make his life hell, and you know, if the president could give him a pardon, that would be great. Gaetz told McEntee that he had asked White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows for a pardon.
[link:https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/17/matt-gaetz-pardon-sex-trafficking-probe/|
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