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Representative Matt Gaetz's ex-girlfriend granted immunity in sex trafficking probe

The woman testified in front of a federal grand jury last week hearing evidence in the Gaetz investigation.

The woman testified in front of a federal grand jury last week hearing evidence in the Gaetz investigation.

Summary

  • Gaetz has been under investigation to determine if he violated sex trafficking laws and obstructed justice in that probe.
  • Gaetz has previously denied all wrongdoing, and has said he has never paid for sex nor had sex with an underage girl.
  • One of the sources said she has information related to the investigation of both the sex trafficking and obstruction allegations.
  • J. Scott Applewhite / APIsabelle Kirshner, an attorney for Gaetz, told CBS News in a statement last week that “we have seen no credible basis for a charge against Congressman Gaetz.
  • Multiple sources told CBS News that the ex-girlfriend and the other woman traveled to the Bahamas with Gaetz in 2018, along with a third woman with whom Gaetz was in a sexual relationship.