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In this Sept. 30, 2019, file photo, Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg talks to the Orlando Sentinel during an interview at his office in Lake Mary, Fla. Greenberg has been charged with trafficking a minor, stalking a political opponent, producing fake IDs, identity theft, embezzlement and bribery. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File)

Gaetz associate facing sex trafficking charges agrees to cooperate with feds

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In a Feb. 27, 2019 file photo, Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., a member of the House Judiciary Committee, walks past the House Oversight hearing with Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

DOJ looking into Matt Gaetz’s trip to the Bahamas: Report

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 2, 2018, file photo Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks during a news conference outside of the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Trump says Matt Gaetz never asked him for a pardon

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 2, 2018, file photo Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks during a news conference outside of the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

EDITORIAL: Mr. Gaetz, maybe it’s time to go

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2019, file photo Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., walks off the House floor as House of Representatives takes up articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Gaetz sex probe suddenly threatens a speedy Washington rise

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2021, file photo Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla.,, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Few in GOP rush to defend Gaetz amid sex trafficking probe

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 29, 2020 file photo Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks during a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on antitrust on Capitol Hill in Washington. Federal prosecutors are examining whether Gaetz and a political ally who is facing sex trafficking allegations may have paid underage girls or offered them gifts in exchange for sex, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday, April 2, 2021. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP, File)

Matt Gaetz has few Republican defenders amid sex trafficking probe

By Michael Balsamo and Alan Fram - Associated Press

This Feb. 26, 2021 photo shows U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz -R-Florida, speaking at CPAC at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando, Fla. Gaetz, a prominent conservative in Congress and a close ally of former President Donald Trump, said Tuesday, March 30, he is being investigated by the Justice Department over a former relationship but denied any criminal wrongdoing. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

Matt Gaetz says rumors he will resign are false

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2021, file photo Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla.,, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Pelosi: Remove Rep. Gaetz from committee if claims are true

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

In this image from video, Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks from Washington, during the first night of the Republican National Convention Monday, Aug. 24, 2020.(Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via AP)

Matt Gaetz’s dad says son is victim of extortion plot

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Fox News' Tucker Carlson discusses the 2020 presidential election on Nov. 9, 2020. (Image: Fox News video screenshot) ** FILE **

Tucker Carlson, Fox News host, calls Matt Gaetz interview ‘one of the weirdest’ he’s ever conducted

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., listens during a House Judiciary Committee markup of the Justice in Policing Act of 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 17, 2020. (Erin Scott/Pool via AP)

Matt Gaetz subject of DOJ sex trafficking probe: Report

By Victor Morton and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this file photo, Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., questions constitutional scholars during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on the constitutional grounds for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Matt Gaetz accuses David McGee, Florida lawyer, of extortion amid sex trafficking probe reports

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., listens during a House Judiciary Committee markup of the Justice in Policing Act of 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 17, 2020. (Erin Scott/Pool via AP)

Matt Gaetz rips Rep. Liz Cheney as ‘disloyal’ to Trump, GOP

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

Matt Gaetz disbarment sought in Florida Democrat’s petition

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

In this file photo, Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., questions constitutional scholars during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on the constitutional grounds for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Matt Gaetz: Donald Trump ‘well-served’ to pardon NSA leaker Edward Snowden

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

Phil Murphy says Matt Gaetz ‘not welcome in New Jersey’ after seen at maskless GOP event

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2020, file photo, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks during his 2021 budget address at SHI Stadium at Rutgers University in Piscataway, N.J. Faulting inaction in Washington, governors and state lawmakers are racing to get needed pandemic relief to small businesses, the unemployed, renters and others affected by the widening coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray, File)

Gala ignites political dispute over COVID-19 restrictions

By DAVID PORTER - Associated Press

Gaetz: Trump should pardon himself to stop ‘radical left’

Associated Press

In this file photo, Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., questions constitutional scholars during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on the constitutional grounds for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Rep. Matt Gaetz: Donald Trump should wield pardon power ‘effectively and robustly’

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times