Daily Beast: The Department of Justice’s investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) is now looking into whether he exchanged political influence for illegal gifts in addition to whether he engaged in sex trafficking, CNN reports.
The Gaetz scandal is massive. https://t.co/37mkcLDOZQ
— Scott Dworkin (@funder) April 23, 2021
Gaetz traveled to the Bahamas in 2018 along with several young women and Jason Pirozzolo, a doctor and founder of an organization that advocates for expanding medical marijuana legalization.
Feds probing if Gaetz Bahamas trip involved political corruption over medical marijuana: report https://t.co/xhOnRjBScI pic.twitter.com/KD0le5f7vF
— The Hill (@thehill) April 23, 2021
Federal authorities are now investigating whether Pirozzolo gifted Gaetz escorts’ services, hotels, and flights in return for advocacy and sponsoring legislation, which could amount to a charge of public corruption.
Gaetz has a track record of advocating for medical marijuana and has supported legislation that would ease certain laws affecting the drug. He is at the center of a Department of Justice sex trafficking investigation over an alleged relationship with a 17-year-old and payments to women for sex.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/rep-matt-gaetz-investigation-now-includes-possible-public-corruption-allegations-report-says?ref=home
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