The New York Times reported March 30 that the Department of Justice is investigating whether Gaetz broke several federal sex-trafficking laws and whether he had sex with a 17-year-old girl.
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Former Matt Gaetz staff member Nathan Nelson addressed the investigation surrounding the Panhandle congressman outside his Santa Rosa Beach home Monday morning.
“Last Wednesday afternoon, two FBI members came to my house unannounced to question me about allegations surrounding Congressman Gaetz,” said retired Air Force Capt. Nelson, addressing media in the driveway of his Santa Rosa Beach home.
Nelson worked for Gaetz as his director for military affairs for the district. Nelson told the Northwest Florida Daily News Sunday night that he only visited Washington D.C., a handful of times. He left his post in late October, but has continued to be a consultant for Gaetz and his office, he said Monday.
Ball Bounces Out of Gaetz s Office
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Luke Ball is exiting his position as communications director for Rep. Matt Gaetz as the Justice Department inquiry into Gaetz’s possible connections to sex trafficking continues.
Ball started out in Gaetz’s office as an intern in 2017, and in addition to serving as his press secretary, was deputy campaign manager in the representative’s 2018 re-election campaign and deputy digital director for Ron DeSantis for Governor, according to Ball’s LinkedIn profile.
He is also the founder of Rightlife Media, a video production and website design company.
The New York Post said that Ball had scrubbed any mentions of Gaetz, from his Twitter biography by midday Thursday.
The political peril for conservative Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz deepened Friday as the often outlandish, Trump-styled provocateur appeared politically isolated amid a federal sex-trafficking investigation. Few Republicans rushed to offer any kind of support to the three-term Florida congressman known for espousing high-volume attacks sometimes against those in his own party during his…