On CNN Wednesday, New York Times reported Maggie Haberman said that former President Donald Trump is being pressed by his aides not to come to the defense of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) amid the scandal surrounding a federal investigation for sex trafficking.
“Congressman Gaetz is a staunch and vocal ally of President Trump,” said anchor Jim Sciutto. “Any sense how this news is being received by the president or people in his orbit?”
“The only other person I can think of that I have seen handled an investigation this way is Donald Trump, under investigation by the Mueller team,” said Haberman. “But he was president. And it’s a little different the protections you have as president, versus anyone else.” Continue reading.