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Matt Gaetz once faced a sex trafficking investigation by the Justice Department he could now lead - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, was once embroiled in a sex trafficking investigation by the

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  1. Newsweek

    Matt Gaetz (opens Newsweek)

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    Gaetz, who was being investigated by federal authorities last year, is poised to lead the Justice Department.

  2. WSVN Miami

    Matt Gaetz once faced a sex trafficking investigation by the Justice Department he could now lead - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, was once embroiled in a sex trafficking investigation by the

  3. WDIO Duluth

    Matt Gaetz once faced a sex trafficking investigation by the Justice Department he could now lead (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, was once embroiled in a sex trafficking investigation by the Justice Department he’s been tapped to lead. The staunch Trump defender and loyalist was also under scrutiny by the House Ethics Committee over allegatio…

  4. NBC New York

    Matt Gaetz, Trump's pick for attorney general, had been a subject of a sex trafficking investigation (opens NBC New York)

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    Gaetz — one of Trump’s most loyal foot soldiers — has long denied the allegations. Federal officials ended their investigation last year without charging...

  5. WHDH Boston

    Matt Gaetz once faced a sex trafficking investigation by the Justice Department he could now lead - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, was once embroiled in a sex trafficking investigation by the Justice Department

  6. KING 5 Seattle

    Trump to pick Matt Gaetz as Attorney General despite previous DOJ sex trafficking investigation (opens KING 5 Seattle)

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    Gaetz was also under scrutiny by the House Ethics Committee over allegations including sexual misconduct before he resigned from Congress on Wednesday.

  7. The New Republic

    Matt Gaetz Really Wants His Sex Trafficking Allegations to Go Away (opens The New Republic)

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    Now that Gaetz has been tapped to lead the Department of Justice, a “close friend” is petitioning a court to destroy records detailing a drug-fueled sex party the attorney general nominee allegedly attended in 2017.

  8. Newsweek

    Is Matt Gaetz still under investigation? Sex-trafficking probe timeline (opens Newsweek)

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    The Justice Department spent more than two years investigating if Matt Gaetz violated federal sex-trafficking laws.

  9. Green Field Reporter

    Matt Gaetz once faced a sex trafficking investigation by the Justice Department he could now lead - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, was once embroiled in a sex trafficking investigation by the Justice Department he’s been tapped to lead, and has been under scrutiny by the House Ethics Committee over allegations including sexua…

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