{"id":58631,"date":"2021-03-31T19:20:17","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T23:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=58631"},"modified":"2021-03-31T19:21:08","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T23:21:08","slug":"bombshell-high-level-ex-doj-official-identified-as-extortionist-of-major-congressional-trump-supporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=58631","title":{"rendered":"BOMBSHELL! High-Level Ex-DOJ Official Accuse of Extorting $25 Million from Major Congressional Trump Supporter"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Ex-DOJ official accused of extorting Rep. Matt Gaetz denies allegations<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->By Lia Eustachewich<br \/>\nNew York Post<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"348\" width=\"618\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/4137224153001\/6aIMRO3kiI_default\/index.html?videoId=6245727448001\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The former Department of Justice official accused of trying to extort $25 million from Rep. Matt Gaetz slammed the allegations as a \u201cblatant attempt to distract\u201d from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/03\/30\/feds-probe-fla-rep-matt-gaetz-for-sex-trafficking-report\/\">federal sex-trafficking probe<\/a>\u00a0that\u2019s underway.<\/p>\n<p>David McGee, a former federal prosecutor in Florida who is now working at the firm Beggs &amp; Lane, denied blackmailing Gaetz, who is under investigation for his alleged sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is completely false,\u201d McGee\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/matt-gaetz-investigation\/2021\/03\/30\/68ada268-91ab-11eb-9668-89be11273c09_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told the Washington Post.<\/a>\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s a blatant attempt to distract from the fact that he\u2019s under investigation for sex trafficking of minors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McGee added, \u201cI have no connection with that case at all, other than, one of a thousand people who have heard the rumors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican claimed the existence of the DOJ probe\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/03\/30\/matt-gaetz-claims-former-doj-official-trying-to-extort-his-family\/\">was leaked to the media<\/a>\u00a0in an effort to thwart the FBI investigation into the alleged extortion plot.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class=\"wp-image-17710650 lazyloaded\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz-68.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz-68.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz-68.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz-68.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz-68.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" alt=\"Rep. Matt Gaetz speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference \" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz-68.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz-68.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz-68.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz-68.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz-68.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Rep. Matt Gaetz speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOn March 16, my father got a text message demanding a meeting wherein a person demanded $25 million in exchange for making horrible sex trafficking allegations against me go away,\u201d Gaetz said on Fox News, while identifying that person as McGee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur family was so troubled by that, we went to the local FBI. The FBI and the Department of Justice were so concerned about this attempted extortion of a member of Congress that they asked my dad to wear a wire, which he did, with the former Department of Justice official.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz called on the FBI to release the tapes \u2014 and McGee welcomed that idea.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class=\"wp-image-17710686 lazyloaded\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz-69.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz-69.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz-69.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz-69.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz-69.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" alt=\"Rep. Matt Gaetz claims his father Sen. Don Gaetz has been wearing a wire\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz-69.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz-69.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz-69.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz-69.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz-69.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Rep. Matt Gaetz claims his father Sen. Don Gaetz has been wearing a wire<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf there is a tape, play the tape,\u201d McGee said. \u201cThere 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McGee told the Washington Post that Gaetz\u2019s father had \u201ccalled me and asked to talk to me\u201d but did not elaborate on the conversation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17710565\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a class=\"modal-trigger\">Enlarge Image<\/a><a class=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-17710565 lazyloaded\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" alt=\"Matt Gaetz appears on Tucker Carlson. (left) and ex-DOJ official David L. McGee\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matt Gaetz appears on Tucker Carlson. (left) and ex-DOJ official David L. McGee<span class=\"credit\">Fox News; Beggs &amp; Lane<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gaetz, 38, a close ally of former President Trump, denied the allegations that he was involved with a minor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the strongest possible terms. I deny that I have ever been with someone underage,\u201d he told The Post Tuesday. \u201cThat is false.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class=\"wp-image-17710696 lazyloaded\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz-70.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz-70.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz-70.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz-70.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz-70.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" alt=\"Rep. Matt Gaetz, takes a selfie with then-President Donald Trump\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz-70.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz-70.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz-70.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz-70.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/matt-gaetz-70.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Rep. Matt Gaetz, takes a selfie with then-President Donald Trump<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Imag<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He said he became aware of the probe after two of his ex-girlfriends were contacted by authorities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were asked why I had given them plane tickets, money, and other interactions. They were in their 20s,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/03\/31\/ex-doj-official-accused-of-extorting-matt-gaetz-denies-allegations\/\">https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/03\/31\/ex-doj-official-accused-of-extorting-matt-gaetz-denies-allegations\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ex-DOJ official accused of extorting Rep. Matt Gaetz denies allegations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=58631"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58631\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=58631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=58631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=58631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}