Gabrielle Russon
Several Democratic Senators on the Judiciary Committee have written a letter to the FBI Director demanding to see the full evidence file on former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz.
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Gaetz to be his next Attorney General. Gaetz, who has not been charged with any federal crimes, was caught up in a sex trafficking investigation that was followed by a House Ethics Committee probe. Gaetz has defended himself and argued he committed no wrongdoing.
“The grave public allegations against Mr. Gaetz speak directly to his fitness to serve as the chief law enforcement officer for the federal government,” the Senators wrote to FBI Director Christopher Wray. “In order for the Senate to perform its constitutional duty in this instance, we must be able to thoroughly review all relevant materials that speak to the credibility of these serious allegations against Mr. Gaetz.”
Republicans on the Judiciary Committee have also said they want to see the investigative report, The Associated Press reported.
The federal investigation involved allegations that Gaetz and his former friend, ex-Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg, paid underage girls and escorts for sex and other misconduct.
Greenberg is currently serving an 11-year prison sentence after taking a 2021 plea deal.
“The unanswered questions regarding Mr. Gaetz’s alleged conduct are particularly significant given that his associate, Joel Greenberg, pleaded guilty to the sex trafficking charge for which Mr. Gaetz was also investigated,” the letter said.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin joined nine others on the letter: U.S. Sens. Cory Booker, Richard Blumenthal, Laphonza Butler, Christopher Coons, Mazie Hirono, Amy Klobuchar, Alex Padilla, Peter Welch and Sheldon Whitehouse.
The House Ethics Committee was also investigating Gaetz until he resigned from Congress after being nominated to serve in Trump’s Cabinet. The committee is currently in talks about whether to release its investigation, according to NBC News.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Trump supporter, is against releasing the committee’s report.
“I’ve made very clear that it’s an important guardrail for our institution that we not use the House Ethics Committee to investigate and report on persons who are not members of this body,” Johnson said this week, according to media reports. “Matt Gaetz is not a member of the body anymore.”
14 comments
Florida is Red
November 20, 2024 at 2:31 pm
Demos are so desperate for a win, moral victory, or whatever. They just want to deny Trump something after that beating they took two weeks ago. I’m not a Gaetz fan as are many conservatives I know. Gaetz might not make it and I won’t miss a wink of sleep over it either. Now maybe this is a genius move by Trump. Have the Howler’s focus on Gaetz when it is Blanche who he really wants. To me Todd Blanche is a superior candidate over Gaetz. Gaetz is a Trump loyalist and Trump rewarded him probably knowing this would be a tough one to get across the finish line. In the end mission accomplished with Blanche.
JD
November 20, 2024 at 2:48 pm
See, logical person (idealogically flawed of course). So Why you shilling for the Moody suing FEMA? You’re not stupid.
But to your point, Trump has a history of asking for the moon becuase he really wants a mountain that he settles for. This is a bait and switch. Hell, his election was a longer shot but it was obtained.
A day without Libturds
November 20, 2024 at 3:53 pm
Libturd supremacist bs. You rejects are the ultimate losers of the world. I look forward to seeing you cry for another 4 years!
JD
November 20, 2024 at 5:58 pm
Do you blow your boyfriend with that dirty mouth? The only crying we’re hearing is yours because he denies you a reach-around in kind, twink. Or should we call you William?
The Cat In The MAGA Hat
November 20, 2024 at 2:51 pm
Blanche got 34 conviction for Trump in one legal proceeding
A day without Libturds
November 20, 2024 at 3:55 pm
In a flawed case that’s going nowhere! Looking forward to watching you cry for the next 4 years loser!
Ocean Joe
November 20, 2024 at 4:37 pm
Another decent post! Gloating is OK, everybody does it.
White Spiteful Demon
November 20, 2024 at 4:02 pm
A genius do not get 34 conviction represented by Blanche
Ocean Joe
November 20, 2024 at 4:34 pm
Sorry Ed, Gaetz is exactly who Trump wants. He’s trying to show congress who the boss is and he wants a guy to burn the house down. You’re way too smart to buy into the media’s slant on this.
If he wanted the lawyer who lost his case, he could have simply said so, and assuming Blanche has no sordid past, he’d be confirmed without much ruckus.
Jeb! was right when he called Trump Captain Chaos and Trump was right when he said Jeb! was weak and low energy.
The Cat In The MAGA Hat
November 20, 2024 at 2:53 pm
He toast
White Spiteful Demon
November 20, 2024 at 4:04 pm
It not flawed it had been adjudicated, Trump is a felon under the supervision of the NY Department of Probation Google Trump Probation Officer
The Cat In The MAGA Hat
November 20, 2024 at 7:24 pm
Marjorie Taylor Green,claim she was molested by a GOP member of Congress and filed an ethics report Google Marjorie Taylor Green Molested
LexT
November 21, 2024 at 9:29 am
It looks to me that Gaetz probably did not do anything illegal or he would have been charged. However, it also looks like Gaetz lives in a glass house with a lot of unsavory things. I’m actually more worried that Gaetz is someone who can be blackmailed or threatened into doing or not doing things. I also question Gaetz’s judgment, he through out McCarthy without any plan to get the next speaker at a really inopportune time. I really question this choice.
JD
November 21, 2024 at 9:40 am
Release the report to ensure transparency and eliminate any lingering doubts. This issue is fundamentally about ethics, not just legality. The fact that charges were not pursued does not imply innocence; it simply means there was insufficient evidence to prove guilt.
Consider the Ford Pinto case—Ford was not found guilty of a crime, but their actions were deemed unethical. This raises an important question: do we want our top legal authorities to focus solely on legality, or should they uphold both legal and ethical standards?
History offers a sobering reminder: Hitler manipulated the legal system, ensuring his actions were technically “legal.” Yet, no one would argue they were ethical. Ask the survivors of those times whether legality alone suffices to define justice.
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