“It is a horrible allegation, and it is a lie. The New York Times is running a story that I have traveled with a 17-year-old woman, and that is verifiably false. People can look at my travel records and see that that is not the case.”
— Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), in an interview on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” on Fox News, March 30, 2021
“I have not had a relationship with a 17-year-old. That is totally false. … And records will bear that out to be false.”
— Gaetz, in the interview
The Justice Department is investigating Gaetz over an alleged sexual relationship about two years ago with a 17-year-old girl.
Gaetz, 38, has confirmed that he is a subject of the investigation. He denies the allegations and says his family is being blackmailedby a former federal prosecutor seeking $25 million.
The Gaetz investigation was first reported by the New York Times on Tuesday. That night, Gaetz went on Fox News and called the story “verifiably false.” He said “people can look at my travel records and see that that is not the case.” Continue reading.