- The Washington Post reportedGaetz requested a preemptive presidential pardon during a sex-trafficking investigation.
- Sources WaPoJohnny McEntee, an official of the White House, testified that he was asked by Gaetz.
- Insider was told by a spokesperson for Gaetz that Trump never asked for a pardon directly.
Matt Gaetz, Congressman, has preemptively requested a presidential pardon for an incident involving an An ongoing investigation is underway to determine if he sex traded a 17 year-old.According to reports by The Washington Post.
Sources familiar with this testimony The Washington PostThat Johnny McEnteeAccording to the Donald Trump White House staffer, he told the United States House Select Committee that he was asked by Rep. Gaetz at the time of the Capitol siege.
McEntee said Gaetz admitted to him that he was aware that an investigation was being conducted into his conduct. However, they tried to make Gaetz’s life hell. The Washington Post reported.McEntee also testified that Gaetz asked White House Chief Of Staff Mark Meadows to pardon him.
The Department of Justice investigates whether Gaetz is being investigated Had a sexual relationship and paid for her to travel with him.This was First reported in 2021 Continued investigations are ongoing.
Gaetz has never been charged with any crime. He has always denied any wrongdoing.
Insider received an email from a Rep. Gaetz’s spokesman, stating that Congressman Matt Gaetz talked about pardons for many people privately and publicly at the end President Donald Trump’s first term. “As for Trump himself, he addressed this malicious rumor over a year back, saying, “Congressman Matt Gaetz had never asked me to pardon.” Rep. Gaetz is standing by President Trump’s statement.
Questions about whether Gaetz denied that conversations regarding pardons with McEntee and Meadows took place were not answered by the spokesperson.
The GOP congressman One of 20 Republicans voted against the reauthorization of a sex-trafficking statuteIn July, has been Trump’s former President continues to support youDespite Trump’s protests, the investigation is still being conducted. Commentaries calling for the execution of human traffickers.
