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Hacker Accesses Damaging Testimony Alleging Trump's AG Nominee Matt Gaetz Had Sex with 17-Year-Old

Nov 19, 2024, 05:39 PM

An unidentified hacker has gained access to a confidential file containing damaging testimony about Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Attorney General. The file, shared among lawyers via a secure link, includes 24 exhibits and sworn depositions of two women who allege they had sexual relations with Gaetz when they were 17 years old. In Florida, the age of consent is 18, which could have legal implications. The breach involves sealed and unredacted documents related to ongoing investigations into Gaetz, including a Department of Justice sex trafficking probe. Gaetz is not a party to the civil lawsuit from which the documents were accessed. The incident, first reported by The New York Times, comes after Gaetz resigned from Congress following his nomination.