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    Rep. Gaetz Denies Allegation, Claims He's Victim Of Extortion Plot

    The New York Times reported the Florida Republican is being investigated by the Justice Department over whether he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old and paid for her to travel with him.
    by Alana Wise Mar 31, 2021 1 minute

    Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, a controversial conservative and boisterous ally of former President Donald Trump's, confirmed Tuesday he is being investigated by the Department of Justice over sexual misconduct but denied the allegations tied to the probe.

    first Tuesday that the Justice Department is investigating Gaetz, 38, over whether he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old and paid for her to travel with him, possibly violating federal sex trafficking laws.

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