gaetz but i will >> the latest on the allegations against matt gaetz and the justice department's sex

he's a buddy with matt gaetz. matt gaetz has invited him to the white house.ding tucker carlson that he'd been accused of sexual harassment and a little more time trying to remember what this guy greenberg remembers about him. because greenberg needs to make a deal. and if he can make a deal on matt gaetz, he's in good shape, and matt gaetz is in big trouble. >> so the federal law on this seems to ignore state age of consent laws. it's just anyone under the age of 18 no matter what state they're traveling to or from. >> right. well, of course, florida's consent age is 18, but that's right, there is no exception to the federal sex trafficking law. if you're under 18 and you're taken across and enticed across state lines in return for something of value for sex, you have violated the federal trafficking law. >> and as a federal investigation, if this was just a case of matt gaetz being involved with someone 17 years old in florida, that -- there would be no federal answer there. it's somehow a state line has to be crossed. >> that's exactly right. and depending

matt gaetz said that this pattern has said that joe biden would pardon matt gaetz.what he threw in to his discussion with tucker carlson tonight. >> the tales that matt gaetz spins get crazier and crazier. there is no evidence that a former department official would have any linkage to the president or why the president would even conceivably pardon matt gaetz. now we're in a situation in congress where you have a sitting member of congress, matt gaetz, on the house judiciary committee that has oversight of the very department that's investigating him. that's an untenable situation, and matt gaetz should leave the judiciary committee voluntarily or he should be removed until the investigation is completed. >> congressman ted liu, thank you very much for joining us on this breaking news tonight. >> thank you, lawrence. >>> up next, a former federal prosecutor, cynthia auxney, will join us on where this criminal investigation of matt gaetz may be going. stigation of matt gaet be going unstopables fabric finds, neutralizes and eliminates tough odors trapped in hard-to-

congressman matt gaetz confirming the probe while also mounting the defense but we begin with breaking news in the chauvin murder trial. we have seen day three it has been incredibly emotional testimony today. a witness breaking down in tears on the stand after watching the body camera footage of the incident which becomes evidence in the trial the witness who you can also see here at the scene recounting what he thought, what he did, how he told george floyd in those last moments to try to comply further with the cops. >> i was telling him, just comply with them and get out of the car because you can't win. >> now, floyd can be seen on camera there and he could be seen responding. he had said that he couldn't get in the car and he could not get up officer chauvin seemed calm during the incident. the witness broke down emotionally, sobbing on the stand while also trying, endeavoring to do what i have told you happens in these trials, to bear witness, to participate in this process, however hard it can be to participate in or to watch this individual, as you are going to see, trying the

gaetz. i have not heard from doj but i will deal with it. >> gaetz denies the allegation.gal affair paula reid is out front. >> reporter: tonight news that the then attorney general bill barr received multiple briefings while he was in office on sex trafficking of representative matt gaetz. barr did not take issues with the case which began the final month of the trump administration. another source tells drcnn that gaetz is being investigated over prostitution and including involving a minor. he denied the allegations after reported he was under investigation for allegations vofring a sexual relationship with a 17-years-old by the justice department. >> it is a horrible allegation and it is a lie. >> reporter: the investigation is looking into whether the florida republican paid a 17-years-old to travel with him according to the "times." >> that's verifiably false. people can look at my record and see that's not the case. >> reporter: federal authorities were investigating gaetz as part of a broader probe of traf trafficking allegations against another florida politician.

gaetz, congressman gaetz, has made this extortion allegation. he has named somebody who he says is the guilty party who is trying to extort he and his family for money to try to make this go away. again, i have no idea about that, the veracity of those allegations. as you say, with the timeline, it's important to understand these may be two separate stories. the person he named is not a person involved with the justice department investigation. gaetz is claiming these are false chargs charges trumped up against him and somebody involved in trumping up the charges against him tried to extort money from him.him and sy involved in trumping up the charges against him tried to extort money from him. is the person he named somebody involved in this investigation? >> no, that person is not involved in the investigation. that person is in private practice and doesn't work at the justice department. again, keep in mind, this is an investigation that when you look at the time line was very serious and it was something that was taken seriously by trump adm

matt gaetz is accused to having a relationship with an underage girl. this morning, congressman matt gaetz is denying that he had a relationship with a minor. >> it is a horrible allegation and it is a lie. >> reporter: abc news has confirmed the florida lawmaker is under investigation by the justice department for an alleged sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl. investigators are examining whether gaetz violated federal sex trafficking laws by allegedly paying for the girl to travel with him. the investigation was first reported in "the new york times." >> so this is a serious investigation that was serious enough that even the highest levels of the justice department incle attorney general bill barr said that continue. >> reporter: guaido is a rising star and staunch ally of former president trump. >> seems to me that impeachment is an itch that doesn't go away with just one scratch. >> reporter: gaetz has not been charged with a crime. on fox news last night he claimed the allegations were part of an extortion plot by a former justice departme

had dinner with gaetz and a woman who could be at the center of the investigation by the fbi into gaetz'srlson didn't remember the woman or the dinner. >> i don't remember the woman you are speaking or context at all. i would like to know who. they're saying there's a 17-year-old girl you had a relationship with. is that true? and who is this girl? what are they talking about, "new york times"? >> the person doesn't exist. i have not had a relationship with a 17-year-old. that's totally false. >> reporter: even carlson left the interview sounding confused. >> you saw the matt gaetz interview, one of the weirdest interviews i ever conducted. >> today, the most powerful republican in the house, minority leader kevin mccarthy, called the allegations serious, said he was waiting to learn more. >> if it is true, we will do something. right now, he says it is not true. let's get all of the information. >> you can see the congressman's political future very much in doubt, not a ringing endorsement from the house minority leader as they wait to learn more about the investigation. he did get suppo

gaetz told the news site axios tonight that the allegations against him are false.ding to he also said quote, i was not a target but a subject of an investigation regarding sexual conduct with women. gaetz fired off a series of tweets tonight claiming he was the subject of an elaborate extortion scheme. joining me on the cone is "new york times" reporter katie brenner who shares the byline on this story. so good to have you on tonight. what more do you know about the exact focus of the doj investigation? >> thanks so much for having me on. what we know is that the justice department began investigating congressman gaetz last summer and stemmed into one of the congressman's friends investigated and charged -- excuse me, investigated and charged for a variety of crimes including trafficking -- you know, excuse me, trafficking of an underaged woman. so it seems that what the justice department is looking at is whether or not mr. gaetz and having this relationship with a 17-year-old girl violated federal statutes that include interstate -- you know, taking her over stat

it was actually matt gaetz who publicly disclosed that. so to the extent that that investigation has been scuttled, it is more likely that it's because matt gaetz first publicly disclosed that investigation. now, in terms of our reporting, we look at an investigation into matt gaetz that began in august, in late summer of 2020 when donald trump was the president and william barr was the attorney general. we know that barr and other officials had to sign off on the investigation and okay it because barr himself last year in the winter said that all such investigations needed to be one run by top justice department officials. so this was something that the justice department under donald trump thought was serious enough to pursue, and it involves allegations, including the allegation that congressman gaetz had a relationship with a girl who was only 17 and took her across state lines. >> katie, the gaetz allegation of extortion is against one david mcgee, a former federal prosecutor. make no mistake, a formidable member of the bar. he has pu

matt gaetz, and a close ally of donald j. trump is being investigated whether he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old and paid for her to travel with him according to three people briefed on the matter. investigators are examining whether he violated federal sex trafficking laws. it is illegal to induce someone under the age of 18 to travel over state lines to engage in sex in exchange for money or something of value and the u.s. justice department regularly prosecutes such cases. it is not known how he met the girl investigators are scrutinizing. the investigation was opened in the final months of the trump administration under william barr. given congressman gaetz's national profile some appointed by president trump were notified of the investigation. three people familiar with the probe said the examination is a part of a broader investigation into a local official in florida named joel greenberg, the seminole county tax collector. indicted on an array of charges including sex trafficking of a child and financially

"the new york times" reporting the justice department is investigating gaetz over, quote, whether he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old and paid for her to travel with him. the investigation was opened in the final months of the trump administration under attorney general william barr. katie benner, one of the "times" reports who broke this story is standing by to join us in a few minutes. no charges have been brought against the congressman. tonight he up and down denied the allegations during an interview with tucker carlson. >> it is a horrible allegation and it is a lie. "the new york times" is running a story that i have traveled with a 17-year-old woman, and that is verifiably false. people can look at my travel records and see that that is not the case. what is happening is an extortion of me and my family involving a former department of justice official. >> as we mentioned, much more on all of this just ahead in the hour. >>> tonight, two u.s. capitol police officers have filed a federal suit against donald trump for inciting the january 6th riot. the suit cites tr

gaetz told the "times" he's the subject of the probe but not the target. he's known about the investigation for a while and told the "times" that he and his lawyers have been in touch with the justice department but only knows the investigation has to do with women and that, i have a suspicion people is trying to recharacterize my generosity as something untoward. he later told axios that the charges are false and rooted an extortion against his family and he was never involved with anyone who was underage, adding, i've definitely in my single days provided for women, i've dated, you know, i've paid for flights for hotel rooms. i've been, you know, generous as a partner. i think someone is trying to make that look criminal when it is not. he tweeted the extortion attempt involved a former doj official seeking $25 million. and his father has been wearing a wire at the fbi's direction to catch these criminals. for more on what's going on here i want to turn to one of the reporters who broke this story, new york city washington correspondent michael schmidt.

tell us what gaetz is being investigated for and the subject of target and subject. >> gaetz is being because under federal law you cannot have a sexual relationship with someone under the age of 18 and transport them over state lines and pay for them to move with you for that sexual act. and that is one of the questions that the authorities are examining. gaetz tried to make the distinction when we spoke to him, as you pointed out, between a subject and a target. and as i -- as i think serves as a great example of this, hillary clinton in the hillary clinton email investigation was never a target. the entire investigation was about whether hillary clinton broke the law. it was actually so much about that that the fbi director took the extraordinary move of holding a press conference to talk b about what they found and lay that out. so, the distinction between the target and a subject in that example certainly clearly shows that it doesn't really mean a lot. so, in this case -- >> very good point. >> -- his conduct is being scrutinized, it's being looked at, it's being investigated, a

gaetz. >> dana: keep us posted.

it is separate from the ongoing investigation into gaetz. lawmaker alleges a former doj official is the one trying to extort him. >> his name is david mcgee. >> he left the justice department in the '90s, his law firm releasing a statement today. the allegation by the congressman is false and defamatory. while he was with the doj, he would never have entertained a scheme such as what congressman gaetz suggests, nor would he today. gaetz's interview with tucker carlson took a strange turn. >> you and i went to dinner about two years ago, your wife was there. i brought a friend of mine. you remember her. she was actually threatened by the fbi. >> i don't remember the woman you're speaking of or the context at all. >> carlson distanced himself afterwards. >> that is one of the weirdest interviews i ever conducted. >> cnn learned gaetz is shopping for a defense attorney the past several weeks. his political future hangs in the balance. today, kevin mccarthy said he hasn't had a chance to speak with gaetz but acknowledged the allegations are seri

so we have to wait _ gaetz says hi sue. so we have to wait and — gaetz says hi sue. a comment from house minority leader— been a comment from house minority leader kevin _ been a comment from house minority leader kevin mccarthy saying these are very— leader kevin mccarthy saying these are very serious allegations that he will have _ are very serious allegations that he will have a — are very serious allegations that he will have a conversation with congressman to make at some point in the future _ congressman to make at some point in the future and democrats are calling for matt _ the future and democrats are calling for matt gaetz to be removed from his committee seat on the judiciary committee although there is no indication— committee although there is no indication that it might happen anytime — indication that it might happen anytime soon. find indication that it might happen anytime soon-— indication that it might happen anytime soon. and the important context of gelbart _ anytime soon. and the important context of gelbart started - anytime soon. and the import

i know the gaetz, i know matt, i know them all. and the third step is that they both wore a wire to try to get evidence on these alleged ex-doj officials who were trying to shake them down for 25 million, correct? >> correct. so, we heard about the secondary investigation that the congressman had going on. that had nothing to do with the underlying investigation that you broke yesterday. is that correct? it got muddled, there's a conflation on twitter and reporting people said we were confused. i just want to separate all of that out. what the congressman is saying happened, happened after, well after the trump administration began their investigation about this 17-year-old girl, is that correct? >> correct. >> okay. dave aaronberg, let me ask you some other things that came up after this news broke. and i think we all need clarification, perhaps the congressman would like some clarification, too. let's talk about the sex trafficking term that has gone out there. there were some lawyers last night that were saying, hey, let's get t

gaetz' possible relationship with a 17-year-old girl came on the radar late last summer.e investigation has been going on for about half a year. >> understood. okay. well, katy, good reporting. thanks so much dana bash. thanks so much, as well. >>> just ahead this hour, why vaccinations alone may not be enough to ward off a potential fourth surge in coronavirus infections. we'll have the details when "360" returns. did you know the source of odor in your home... ...could be all your soft surfaces? odors get trapped in your home's fabrics and resurface over time. febreze fabric refresher eliminates odors. its water-based formula safely penetrates fabrics where odors hide. spray it on your rugs, your curtains, your furniture, all over your home to make it part of your tidying up routine. febreze fabric refresher, for an all-over freshness you'll love. cal: we've saved our money, and now we get to spend it our way. val: but we worry if we have enough to last. for retirement planning, investment advice, and more, look for a cfp® professional. cfp® professionals can help you c

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>> republican congressman matt gaetz responding to a new report that federal investigators are lookingo whether he had a sexual relationship with an underaged girl. the question is did the congressman violate sex trafficking laws? >>> plus, president biden hits the road today to formally unveil his more than $2 trillion infrastructure plan. the question is -- how does he plan to pay for it? >>> the crew is all set for the first-ever all civilian space flight. not a single astronaut on board. the question is whether this is the beginning of something new? it's "way too early" for this! ♪♪ good morning. welcome to "way too early." the show that lifts off right now. i'm alicia menendez in for kasie hunt. we start with the news. >>> "the new york times" reporters republican congressman of florida is currently under federal investigation for possible sex trafficking. according to "the times" the justice department is looking into whether gaetz, a close ally of donald trump, had a sexual relationship with 17-year-old girl and whether he paid for her to travel with him. the investigation repo

gaetz named the person, the former department much justice official majoring the claims.idual, but we did reach out to that person for comment on gaetz's claim. and have not heard back yet. as you mention, don, there is a lot about this story we don't know yet. we should point out the times is reporting this probe into gaetz happened during the trump administration. there is not a bigger supporter for president trump than matt gaetz. >> thank you, ryan. we're going to have much more on this story in our next hour so make sure you stay with us. >>> next, a 65-year-old woman getting an attack in broad daylight. yet another attack on an asian american. that video is next. are your hr processes weighing down your employees? on to quarterly projections! expense report! if you're using multiple systems, re-entering data over and over time sheet! using email and spreadsheets to manage information and approvals, then your hr systems are a drag on productive time. with paycom, employees enter and manage their own hr data in a single, easy-to-use software. visit paycom dot com and

gaetz said he's the subject of the investigation, but not the target of it.nued to reach out to the department of justice who say they cannot confirm or deny the existence of an investigation. >> thank you. >>> target, accusations, denials. there's a lot going on. joining us all to make sense of it all is margaret t talev. there's a lot going on in this fl fl flurry of accusations. how do you make sense of it? >> look. these are incredibly serious allegations about a sitting member of congress. i think you have to take a pause and think about it. truly unusual. to have someone under this kind of investigation punch back so aggressively, do his own kind of going offense with this essentially media tour to not only defend himself but deny all of it is also extraordinary and highly unusual. why does this matter other than the actual allegations at hand? it's shock on both counts, shock on the investigation. also extraordinary. but why is this important? this is one of former president trump's closest defenders. republicans want to recapture control in the midter

there is leaking going on. >> somebody election day that matt gaetz said -- leaks that matt gaetz saide said he did not have a relationship with any girl that was 17 years old. never flew anybody in. why can't the fbi talk about it? if they were one day away from releasing this information why can't they say something? if they want help with the hunter biden story he is writing an autobiography including crack use. time to move on. up next president biden's german shepherd is in the dog house. some say he belongs there. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ limu emu & doug ♪ hey limu! [ squawks ] how great is it that we get to tell everybody how liberty mutual customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need? i mean it... oh, sorry... [ laughter ] woops! [ laughter ] good evening! meow! nope. oh... what? i'm an emu! ah ha ha. no, buddy! buddy, it's a filter! only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty ♪ want to save hundreds on your wireless bill? with xfinity mobile, you can. how about saving hundreds on the new samsung galaxy s21 ultra 5g? you can do that too. all on the most

that's what gaetz contends it seems as though what gaetz is trying to say is that the people involvedtion plot somehow also created the sex trafficking investigation simply to extort money from him the timeline makes that improbable, however that seems to be his claim. this was an investigation begun at the justice department under bill barr, knowingly, ball all investigations of this caliber of an official this high up do need a sign-off. >> yeah, i mean, look, matt miller, we're also in a situation where one is not related to the other the timeline is undenied as is pointed out. there's great "orlando sentinel" reporting about matt gaetz' very, very good friend that he brought him from florida to the trump white house. joel breen berg resigned after being arrest at home by federal agents he faces 14 charges, including allegations that he stalked a politic poli political opponents, and created fake ids with whom he wall street engaged in a sugar daddy relationship. several former employees said that greenberg also mentioned the connection with matt gaetz this specific line here of se

. >>> breaking overnight, congressman matt gaetz under investigation. the florida republican is accused of having a sexual relationship with an underage girl. >>> cramped conditions. a look inside a migrant holding facility packed with thousands facility packed with thousands of children. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with emotionally charged testimony in the derek chauvin murder trial. the jury heard from several witnesses yesterday who saw the former minneapolis police officer kneeling on george floyd's neck. the panel also heard from the teenager who recorded the widely seen video of floyd's arrest before he died in police custody. skyler henry is in indianapolis. -- in minneapolis. who is expected to take the stand today? >> reporter: good morning, we'll pick back up with the off-duty minneapolis firefighter who was there watching as the scene unfolded between derek chauvin and george floyd. it comes after an emotional day two inside of the courtroom including compelling testimony from

what do we know and then there are these, some might say outlandish allegations from matt gaetz.nything he said been verified by a third party? >> we have not gotten that corroboration ourselves. the best i can say about what matt gaetz is saying is that it is being investigated in a walled off kind of a third investigation, so there's three components to this, chuck. the first component of it was an investigation, and arrests that were made last year, with respect to a local florida politician, who's the seminole county tax collector his name is joel micah greenberg. he was arrested something totally unrelated to all of this you're looking at a mug shot of him there. and i'll get to the reason of why we have a mug shot of him shortly. but the investigation into him involved some political stalking that he was involved with, some allegations very, very local and expanded into allegations and an indictment into identity fraud basically using people's discarded or handed over licenses at the dmv to come up with his own false identifications, according to the indictment and then the

florida congressman matt gaetz defending himself amid reports the justice department is investigating his alleged relationship with a 17-year-old girl. an investigation going back months, back when bill barr was attorney general. what the congressman tonight now claims. >>> and we're tracking dangerous storms as we come on the air tonight. severe weather, heavy rain and several inches of snow in some places. that system from the gulf coast all the way up into the northeast. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. major news from president biden just moments ago, his massive inf infrastructure proposal. also news on the virus tonight, on the pfizer vaccine in children and a late headline involving the johnson & johnson one-shot vaccine. but we're going to begin tonight with the deeply emotional moment in court today. a 61-year-old minneapolis man, a witness in the trial of former officer derek chauvin, composed while answering questions at first, until they played images from one of the police officer's body cams. charles mcmillan witnessed the st

so we know that matt gaetz was somehow tied up in that. he was told apparently that he was a subject of that investigation, which means not that you're in the clear. if you're in the clear, you would be told that you are just a witness. a subject means you're not necessarily being targeted, but that evidence could develop that means that you will ultimately be charged. so that investigation was started. it was started on trump's doj under bill barr. so matt gaetz's allegation that it was political in nature doesn't seem to hold water. and i really don't know what to make of the extortion allegation except to say that it seems to be separate. in other words, whether or not there's some strange extortion going on with someone saying i can help you take care of this case against you for $25 million, that doesn't mean that the case against him, if there ever is one brought, that that case is somehow illegitimate. >> yeah. i want -- he's talking about that right now. here it is. listen to this. >> on march 16th, my father got a text message dem

we invited congressman matt gaetz on the show. allegation, tell us what the truth is from your perspective. >> it is a horrible allegation and it is alive. "the new york times" is running a story that i have traveled with a 17-year-old woman and that is verifiably false, people can look at my travel records and see that is not the case. what is happening is anen extortion of me and my family involving former justice department official.di on march 15th my father got a text message demanding a meeting where in a person demanded $25 million in exchange for making horrible sex trafficking allegations against me go away. our family was so troubled by that we want to the local fbi and the fbi and the department of justice were so concerned about this attempted extortion of a member of congress they asked w my dad to wear a wire which he did with the former department of justice official. tonight, i am demanding that the department of justice and the m fbi released the audio recordings that were made under their supervision and at their

now, being that the girl was under 18 and that gaetz was -- we're investigating whether gaetz was sleepingelationship with her -- that raises a host of legal questions about whether gaetz broke the law. >> as a political matter, kurt, he is claiming this is a plot by a former doj official to bribe him. that's what he's claiming in a twitter storm. as you said, this is an investigation that started under bill barr's justice department. could this be the breaking point between gaetz's world and trump world. this is the trump doj he's talking about. >> well, i'll tell you the one thing we've seen when it comes to anything related to donald trump is there's no low that's too low for him to asuga yoshihide associate with you, particularly when it comes to sexual misconduct. donald trump himself has a long history of sexual misconduct. today in donald trump's republican led world, things like this somehow get you promoted within the republican party. we'll see what the facts are. but matt gaetz is out there doing his best trump impression, trying to make this something that it isn't. we'll see w

gaetz says he's innocent. what are the implications? what is going on?n tucker carlson and told him he had been on a double date with him and this woman. it's unclear what he's going to say if charges are ever filed. there is a real case going to trial against associate of gaetz, sex trafficking case. he was somehow tied up in that, he was told he was subject of the investigation. not that he was in the clear, that's just a witness. subject is evidence could develop that you would be charged. that was started under trump's doj, under bill barr, so gaetz's allegation it's political doesn't seem to hold water. i don't know what to make of the extortion allegation, except to say seems to be separate. whether or not there's extortion going on with someone saying i can help take care of this case for money, doesn't mean that case against him if it's brought is illegitimate. >> he's talking about that right now. listen to this. >> on march 16th my father got a text message demanding a meeting wherein a person demanded $25 million in exchange of making horrible

gaetz has stood by the president at every turn.nvestigation started when president trump was still in office. jim? >> and to be clear, gaetz's extortion claim is about information that the investigation was under way, not the origin of the investigation itself. >> that's exactly right, jim. >> understood. of course, bill barr was leading the justice department at the time it was opened. lauren fox on capitol hill, thanks very much. >>> the nypd says they have now arrested a man accused of attacking a 65-year-old asian woman on monday. the hate crimes unit said brandon elliott, shown here in security footage, has been charged with felony assault as a hate crime. this is video of that attack. it's just alarming. repeated kicks to the head as she lay on the ground. police say he also expressed anti-asian sentiments. essentials say the victim suffered serious physical injuries. understandable as you watch that play out. was taken to the hospital, though, in stable conditions. this comes as new york and the nation has seen an increase i

gaetz went on fox news last night to address that allegation.rible allegation. people with look at that i travel records and see that's not the case. what's happening is an extortion of me and my family involving a former department of justice official. >> reporter: erica, so the story is complicated, as gaetz pointed out. there's a separate investigation now being run by prosecutors in northern florida. they're looking into these claims that gaetz has made that he was being extorted. he named this former prosecutor, david mcghee, who worked in the federal prosecutor's office in pensacola years ago. now, we've been trying to reach mcgee. he spoke to "the washington post," and he said it's completely false, a blatant attempt to deflect from the investigation of him of trafficking of minors. i have no connection with that case at all, other than -- apparently the facts of the allegations of these cases, erica, has been widely known in florida legal circles, so we expect these are two separate investigations that will continue. >> evan perez, thank

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you can take down some of the things that matt gaetz said.ubjects from suspects many times in my 30 years as a prosecutor it's not unfamiliar to me and he's trying to find something exculpatory, but when he says -- >> it is unfamiliar to me. what in the world does that mean he says he's the subject, not the target i don't get that >> so that's the best question let's go to "the new york times" reporting which was terrific because matt gaetz himself in "the new york times" reporting confirmed he's the subject of the investigations what does that mean? two important words in that context, target and subject. so target means exactly what it sounds like. you are the person we're investigating and intending to indict subject is almost as bad, steph. subject means that you have potentially engaged in criminal acts and your criminal acts are within the scope of the department of justice investigation. so here's the important piece. if i were to put a witness in the grand jury and that person was either a target or a subject, i am required by doj rul

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gaetz. >> dana: keep us posted.oman thank you for being with us today and you continue the try to hold onto that seat. very close election there. >> bill: six votes. doesn't get much closer than that. >> they shouldn't overturn an election. >> dana: thank you both. >> bill: thank you from iowa. a live look at minneapolis. inside the courtroom. day three in the trial of the former police officer chauvin has begun. a firefighter who started her testimony yesterday back on the stand saying she knew george floyd was dying and officers stopped her from helping him. matt finn is live in minneapolis today on that case. good morning. >> that off duty firefighter a critical witness. she has already testified about some of the emotions that day when she was pleading for derek chauvin to check george floyd's pulse and grew defiant against the defense's questioning and ultimately the judge had to scold her. >> totally distressed. >> were you frustrated? >> yes. >> would it refresh your recollection to review the transcript of y

gaetz met the girl. these encounters were about two years ago according to the "times."he florida congressman had morning is very much denying those allegations against him and saying that he's even the victim of an extortion attempt. this is a report from "the new york times" that says that the department of justice is looking into a possible relationship that the congressman had with an underaged girl and that he could be subject to charges of sexual trafficking because he traveled with this young woman across state lines and paid for things like hotels, plane tickets and meals, while at the same time being in a sexual relationship with her. now, the congressman said very forcefully that he has never been in a sexual relationship with someone under the age of 18 and then he went on to say that a former department of justice prosecutor actually attempted to extort him and his father over these allegations. >> on march 16th my father got a text message demand ago meeting wherein a person demanded $25 million in exchange for making horrible sex trafficking allegations aga

gaetz will vote no on pressley amendment 37. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. evans: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. lawson, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. lawson will vote no on the pressley amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from florida seek recognition? ms. wasserman schultz: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. payne of new jersey, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. payne will vote yea on the pressley amendment. pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that -- as the member designated by mr. hastings of florida, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. hastings will also vote yea on the pressley amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: madam speaker, as the member designated by mrs. bonnie watson coleman, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. watson coleman will v

last night on fox news gaetz announced the name of this individual.the individual named, gave a statement to "the washington post." it says, quote, it is completely false. it is a blatant attempt to distract from the fact that he's under investigation for sex trafficking of minors. i have no connection with the case at all other than one of a thousand people who have heard the rumors. it's important to point out that this investigation from the department of justice had started as an investigation into another politician in the state of florida, and these concerns about gaetz grew out of that investigation. it's also important to note that this began during the trump administration, when bill barr was still the attorney general. gaetz a close ally of the former president, someone who stood by his side multiple times on capitol hill, whether it was related to former president trump calling the election rigged, from the first impeachment to the second impeachment, gaetz has been by the former president's side. important to note this investigation began

gaetz himself.g at at the end of last summer is whether his sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl constituted sex trafficking, and a what that would mean is they traveled over state lines and she could have received something of value or money or could be something else like travel expenses. we don't know. >> has it been confirm head had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old? >> all we know is that what investigators and the fbi and department of justice in that part of florida have been looking at as well as investigators here in washington, d.c. he's denied it. i should say his lawyer has flightily denied he's had any relationship with anyone who's the age of 17. >> i want to reiterate the investigation began under attorney general bill barr. would they have taken on one of the biggest supporters if they were baseless claims? >> i think we saw at the end of the trump administration, bill barr was going to do things that would displease the president. he would not admit to there being elec

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so i think that someone needs to get to the bottom of all of this because i think gaetz is speaking outudly recently. and since this started -- this investigation started with the trump administration, it may be explaining why he was deeply and so articulately involved with trump during all of these allegations last year. >> we shall see, as they say. but now let's move on to a committee that you are leading, a look into really the trump administration's record with regard to these critical supply shortages at the beginning of the pandemic. i want to read an excerpt from a letter you've sent and get an update on where this stands. it says these documents provide further evidence that the trump administration failed to implement a national strategy to alleviate critical supply shortages that were putting american lives at risk and pursued a haphazard and ineffective approach to procurement. what have you learned today? >> we have learned that the trump administration's failure to develop a national policy as they were urged to do resulted in a hodgepodge of activity going on. each state

is looking into whether gaetz paid the girl to travel with him despite doj investigation laws gaetz claimstion kerry sanders joins me in gaetz' home state of florida and investigator tom winter. tom, what does the doj confirm with us? >> this comes from law officials as well as as 107 pages of court documents, that this is an investigation borne out of a separate investigation about a year ago, authorities in florida started looking sinto a local politician, a seminole county tax collector, not a case we would spend any sort of time on in the course of that case, superseding indictments. basically what happened, katy, they came upon a sex trafficking investigation. and in the course of that sex trafficking investigation, it led them to congressman matt gaetz. so that's kind of how this case all came about >> tom, thank you very much. sorry to cut you short, but the trial of derek chauvin has now resumed. a new witness has been sworn in. let's go >> thank you for being here. i'm going to start with some questions about your background and then we'll move on from there, all right >> yes, ma'

tonight that congressman matt gaetz of florida, joins us live to give his side of the story. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪