Minerva @ Midnight: Venmo receipts and an enemy at the Gaetz
Is Matt Gaetz a stalking horse for the even more extensive crimes of the previous guy, whose silence so far is staggering. A plea deal of an associate is going to make life even more difficult.
House Republican Adam Kinzinger — who voted to impeach Trump a second time — tonight becomes the first GOP member to call for Matt Gaetz’s resignation amid sex trafficking allegations.
— Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) April 9, 2021
Paying someone for sex on a public Venmo account when you're a sitting member of Congress…
The cartoonish extent of the incompetence of Trump and his sycophants will never cease to amaze me.
Scary to think what they might have done to the country with an ounce of competence. https://t.co/UN7l1GkFe1
— Yascha Mounk (@Yascha_Mounk) April 9, 2021
ORLANDO, Fla. — A former local official in Florida facing an array of federal charges in an inquiry that is also focused on Representative Matt Gaetz was expected to plead guilty, lawyers said in court on Thursday, an indication that the defendant is likely to cooperate as a key witness against Mr. Gaetz.
A cooperation agreement by Joel Greenberg, a former county tax collector north of Orlando, is almost certain to create legal difficulties for Mr. Gaetz, a prominent ally of former President Donald J. Trump. Investigators are said to be examining their involvement with women who were recruited online for sex and given cash payments, as well as whether Mr. Gaetz had sex with a 17-year-old. Mr. Greenberg, who already faces one count of sex trafficking involving the girl, would be able to give prosecutors a firsthand account of their actions.
Mr. Greenberg faces other charges, including stalking a political rival and trying to bribe a federal official; he has pleaded not guilty. Investigators suspect he met the women through a website that connects people willing to go on dates in exchange for gifts and allowances, then arranged for liaisons with himself and associates including Mr. Gaetz.
Mr. Greenberg’s potential deal also comes as the F.B.I. has widened its investigation to include questions about a trip to the Bahamas that Mr. Gaetz took with Republican allies from Florida and women who were asked to provide sex for them, according to four people familiar with the inquiry.
Pornhub claims not to allow incest of any kind, yet 50% of the videos on their homepage YESTERDAY contained incest themes based on the titles alone.#Traffickinghub #ShutItDown
— National Center on Sexual Exploitation (@NCOSE) April 8, 2021
Former Rep. Katie Hill on Matt Gaetz: "He should resign immediately. The Ethics Committee should be opening an investigation immediately and, for some reason, they haven't when they opened one up on me based on a Facebook post from my bitter ex-husband." @allinwithchris
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 9, 2021
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— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) April 8, 2021
Trump hasn't come to @mattgaetz defense but I'm sure it has nothing to do with the sex trafficking allegations because that never bothered trump. Trump himself walked in on naked teenagers when he owned Miss Universe and his russian mob business associate was trafficking kids.
— Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 (@OlgaNYC1211) April 9, 2021
Flashback: one year ago today I asked Trump for evidence of widespread voter fraud. It was a big lie before “the big lie.” He still hasn’t provided any evidence. https://t.co/tKgjXkdO2S
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) April 9, 2021
