Gaetz identified the former Justice Department official as attorney David McGee, a former federal prosecutor in Florida now at the firm Beggs & Lane. It is a pleasant conversation of a dad concerned about his son and the trouble his son was in.”The Justice Department and the FBI declined to comment. AD“No part of the allegations against me are true, and the people pushing these lies are targets of the ongoing extortion investigation,” Gaetz said in a statement. Gaetz has not been charged with any crimes, nor has anyone been accused by the Justice Department of trying to extort him. ADA politician from the Florida Panhandle, Gaetz began serving in the state legislature in 2010, when he was best known for pushing to decriminalize marijuana use.

Source: Washington Post March 31, 2021 00:20 UTC