Photo / APRepublican Matt Gaetz, a prominent conservative in the US Congress and a close ally of former US president Donald Trump, has revealed he is being investigated by the Justice Department over a former relationship with a teenage girl. The Justice Department has also been looking into whether Gaetz, 38, may have also been involved in relationships with other underage girls, the person said. Gaetz alleged that the allegations were part of an extortion plot by a former Justice Department official, whom he did not name. He demanded the Justice Department release the recordings. The Justice Department did not immediately comment.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 31, 2021 04:18 UTC