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Two people familiar with the discussion told The New York Times that Gaetz Trump apologized to him and unknown allies. The conversation took place around the same time that Gaetz publicly demanded that Trump forgive GOP allies, and while the Department of Justice investigated the Republican in Florida over an alleged affair with a 17-year-old who trafficked sex trafficking laws .
It was not immediately clear whether Gaetz was aware of the federal investigation when he asked for forgiveness, according to the Times. Gaetz’s request was communicated to a Trump assistant, and it was also not clear whether Gaetz had asked the then president directly for a pardon, the newspaper reported.
Spokesmen for Trump and Gaetz did not immediately respond to requests for comment from The Hill.
“Entry-level political agents have a call for forgiveness from Representative Gaetz – calling on President Trump to forgive ‘everyone from himself to his government, to Joe Exotic’ – with these false and increasingly bizarre, biased allegations against him. , “a Gaetz spokesman told the Times.
“This comment has been on the record for some time, and President Trump even tweeted the congressman again, who tweeted it himself.”
Gaetz also said last month that he “does not apologize”.
The Times report is the latest development in a swirling scandal surrounding Gaetz.
Apart from the investigation into the justice department, there have also been reports that Gaetz colleagues are showing nude photos of women with whom he claimed to have slept and taken illegal drugs and paid for sex with women.
Gaetz denied all allegations and maintained that it was part of a smear campaign against him by his political opponents.
“Washington scandal cycles are predictable, and sex is particularly strong in politics,” Gaetz wrote in an editorial published Monday in the Washington Examiner. “Let me first remind everyone that I am a representative in Congress, not a monk, and certainly not a criminal.”