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DOJ officially decides not to charge Matt Gaetz in sex-trafficking probe
CNN ^ | 2/15/23 | Paula Reid

Posted on 02/15/2023 9:57:54 AM PST by CaptainK

The Justice Department has informed lawyers for at least one witness that it will not bring charges against Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz after a years-long federal sex-trafficking investigation, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Senior officials reached out to lawyers for at least one witness on Wednesday, the source tells CNN, to inform them of the decision not to prosecute Gaetz.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: doj; gaetz
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I remember too many Freepers were were willing to believe the worst regarding Gatz. Be interested to hear their take now.
1 posted on 02/15/2023 9:57:54 AM PST by CaptainK
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To: CaptainK

they werent getting much traction on the smears

the pretend investigation that leaked like a sieve had run its course


2 posted on 02/15/2023 9:59:48 AM PST by joshua c (to disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives, cut the cable tv)
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To: CaptainK

“The Justice Department has informed lawyers for at least one witness that it will not bring charges against Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz after a years-long federal sex-trafficking investigation, according to a source familiar with the matter.”

Short version: This was a political smear all along and since Gaetz was re-elected anyway it was dropped.


3 posted on 02/15/2023 10:00:36 AM PST by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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To: CaptainK

Leftist from coast to coast will be triggered.


4 posted on 02/15/2023 10:01:11 AM PST by saleman
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To: CaptainK

The damage is done. They tarnished Matt Gaetz name and even if it was all a smear, there are people and even Republicans that will still think he was guilty.


5 posted on 02/15/2023 10:01:22 AM PST by Blue Highway
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To: CaptainK

Yep, they were of the GULLIBLE COHORT in our midst who are quick to believe anything the mainstream media and/or establishment says. They currently have been driven into FRENZIED SUPPORT OF THE UKRAINE PROJECT.

Gullibility and Ignorance abound.


6 posted on 02/15/2023 10:01:22 AM PST by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA. -PRO-MAX)
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To: MeganC

Bingo.


7 posted on 02/15/2023 10:01:29 AM PST by circlecity
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To: CaptainK

Sounds like yet another government sponsored political smear against a conservative.


8 posted on 02/15/2023 10:02:31 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: CaptainK

All the lawyers milked the clock for as long as they could,ever get to see the billable hours for a contrived case?


9 posted on 02/15/2023 10:03:32 AM PST by mythenjoseph
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To: joshua c

Lawfare. A form of personal warfare. It drains funds and destroys the character of the victim at a time to prevent their success at some endeavor.
A political rape.


10 posted on 02/15/2023 10:04:38 AM PST by spudville
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To: CaptainK

Funny that they don’t investigate a real predator...Hunter Biden.


11 posted on 02/15/2023 10:04:57 AM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: Blue Highway

The process is the punishment.


12 posted on 02/15/2023 10:06:13 AM PST by glorgau
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To: glorgau

“Where do I go to get my reputation back?”


13 posted on 02/15/2023 10:06:51 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: CaptainK

He was found guilty of one. I guess once is okay.


14 posted on 02/15/2023 10:08:15 AM PST by M_Continuum
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He was found guilty of one. I guess once is okay.

Maybe they should monitor Leonardo DiCaprio.

15 posted on 02/15/2023 10:09:11 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: CaptainK

That darn requirement of evidence keeps getting in the way.


16 posted on 02/15/2023 10:09:17 AM PST by Signalman
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To: MeganC

“This was a political smear all along and since Gaetz was re-elected anyway it was dropped.”

Bingo! That sums it up.


17 posted on 02/15/2023 10:11:08 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (Once you get people to believe that a plural pronoun is singular, they'll believe anything - nicollo)
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The Justice Department has informed lawyers for at least one witness

So, the "witness" wasn't recanting, and was willing to go ahead.

Even with that, the weaponized DOJ wasn't willing to go ahead.

18 posted on 02/15/2023 10:11:40 AM PST by Fido969 (45 is Superman! )
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“He was found guilty of one. I guess once is okay.”

WTF are you talking about?


19 posted on 02/15/2023 10:13:36 AM PST by traderrob6
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To: MeganC

Not a romney fan by any stretch but democrats spread a lie him and his taxes an it worked.

Remember what harry reid said when proven to be an unsubstantiated claim?

“It worked didn’t it”

These people will do anything to get to the end they want.


20 posted on 02/15/2023 10:16:04 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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