OK, this makes me much more likely to believe Gaetz’ version of events. Some had speculated that McGee may be representing the alleged victim here and therefor had some plausible deniability in the context of ‘settlement negotiations. But, he has slammed the door on that possibility, completely. To whatever extent he was involved, it had nothing to do the victim, or he would have said that.
You’ll notice he isn’t demanding the FBI release the tapes, is he? Res ipsa loquitur.
You’ll notice he isn’t demanding the FBI release the tapes, is he? Res ipsa loquitur."
From. the. linked. article.
"If there is a tape, play the tape,” McGee said. “There is nothing on that tape that is untoward. It is a pleasant conversation of a dad concerned about his son and the trouble his son was in.”McGee told the Washington Post that Gaetz’s father had “called me and asked to talk to me” but did not elaborate on the conversation."
This article describes his ties to Robert Levinson who ended up dead at the hands of the Iranians after they captured him while he was apparently on some kind of CIA mission posing as a "tourist" in Iran.
I suspect many of these "former" government guys are really still on the "black" payroll working for some agency.