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Ex-DOJ official accused of extorting Rep. Matt Gaetz denies allegations
New York Post ^ | March 31, 2021 | Lia Eusta

Posted on 03/31/2021 8:32:30 AM PDT by BurgessKoch

The former Department of Justice official accused of trying to extort $25 million from Rep. Matt Gaetz slammed the allegations as a “blatant attempt to distract” from the federal sex-trafficking probe that’s underway.

David McGee, a former federal prosecutor in Florida who is now working at the firm Beggs & Lane, denied blackmailing Gaetz, who is under investigation for his alleged sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl.

“It is completely false,” McGee told the Washington Post. “It’s a blatant attempt to distract from the fact that he’s under investigation for sex trafficking of minors.”

McGee added, “I have no connection with that case at all, other than, one of a thousand people who have heard the rumors.”

After news of the probe involving Gaetz broke on Tuesday, the Florida congressman accused McGee of trying to shake his family down for $25 million.

The Republican claimed the existence of the DOJ probe was leaked to the media in an effort to thwart the FBI investigation into the alleged extortion plot.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: braking; breakingnews; deepstate; didyousearch; gettrump; smearcampaign; soviettactics
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To: DarthVader

Wow. That’s interesting, I fully expected him to come right out and admit it. Don’t all the accused do that.


61 posted on 03/31/2021 10:10:05 AM PDT by JayAr36 (My disgust with government is complete.)
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To: Regulator

I heard John Durham is avail to investigate.


62 posted on 03/31/2021 10:15:49 AM PDT by gcparent (MAGA)
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To: BurgessKoch

David McGee has ties to the CIA:

https://weartv.com/news/local/pensacola-lawyer-looks-into-disappearance-of-cia-agent

His law firm specializes in white collar defense against the kinds of things Democrats typically get caught doing:

https://beggslane.com/practice-areas/white-collar-criminal-defense-and-internal-investigations/


63 posted on 03/31/2021 10:16:20 AM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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To: JayAr36

No its typical behavior when one gets caught with the goods like this vermin has.


64 posted on 03/31/2021 11:21:47 AM PDT by DarthVader (Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues th the day be decided but by Blood & Iron)
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To: BurgessKoch

BTT


65 posted on 03/31/2021 1:10:10 PM PDT by GailA (Constitution vs evil Treasonous political Apparatchiks)
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To: Dalberg-Acton

Well. In that case, Gaetz has nothing to sweat over.


66 posted on 03/31/2021 1:33:54 PM PDT by ready2brd
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To: Macoozie

In most states that is legal, under Romeo and Juliet laws. A middle aged man banging a minor, not so much.


67 posted on 03/31/2021 1:40:58 PM PDT by ready2brd
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To: DannyTN

One other possibility:

The 17 year old is no longer 17 and decides to go public with accusations against Gaetz.


68 posted on 03/31/2021 2:51:32 PM PDT by Soul of the South (The past is gone and cannot be changed. Tomorrow can be a better day if we work on it.)
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To: ready2brd

Remember when the Democrats brought out sluts to falsely accuse Brett M. Kavanaugh? They admitted they lied and no one was prosecuted.


69 posted on 03/31/2021 4:00:26 PM PDT by Dalberg-Acton
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To: Dalberg-Acton
Kavanaugh accuser admits to making up rape accusation as ‘tactic’
70 posted on 03/31/2021 4:13:48 PM PDT by Dalberg-Acton
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To: Dalberg-Acton

Everything is speculation at this point. It looks bad, but we will see if they have enough case to prosecute. If not, hopefully Gaetz doesn’t take too much of a hit.


71 posted on 03/31/2021 4:52:25 PM PDT by ready2brd
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To: freeandfreezing

“didn’t ever point out that the entire Mueller investigation was a fraud”

Pointing out that, all along, they were in on the scam

Just Bush family uniparty plants, tasked with making sure no one got impeded in the multiple Get Trump hoaxes


72 posted on 04/03/2021 10:45:40 AM PDT by Regulator (It's Fraud, Jim)
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To: DannyTN
Another possibility:

-PJ

73 posted on 04/03/2021 11:01:04 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (* LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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