If you were never dating / traveling with a girl 17 or barely 18, why would you humor such a extortion attempt? Would t you just say “bring it, my youngest date was 23 and I can prove it?” Or were there so many barely 18s that even that discovery would look freaky?? I don’t get it.
He, Gates, agreed to be used in an FBI sting. Get it? His Dad was wired.
why wouldn’t you make the effort to expose a blackmailer? I certainly would.
The extortion was of Gaetz’s family —indirect, not just with him. The extortionist probably didn’t want Gaetz to know because Gaetz would know if the material was true or not, so the extortionist extorted Gaetz’s father secretly behind Gaetz’s back.
Why else would an extortionist go to the family rather than speak to the target directly?