The Washington Post reported that prosecutors won't recommend charges against Gaetz.
According to sources, investigators have doubts about the credibility of two witnesses.
Gaetz could still be charged if new evidence comes to light.
According to The Washington Post, prosecutors will not recommend that Gaetz be charged for violating federal sex-trafficking laws.
According to The Post, prosecutors were concerned with the credibility of two key witnesses and think they'd be unlikely to get a conviction if they indicted Gaetz. The report said that Justice Department officials take the advice of career prosecutors but haven't made a final decision.
Gaetz has been the subject of a Justice Department investigation.
If the congressman violated the Mann Act, which prohibits the transportation of any woman or girl for the purpose of prostitution or debauchery, prosecutors were looking into it.
The New York Times reported last year that investigators were looking into whether Gaetz had a sexual relationship with a teenager and paid for her to travel with him.
According to a person familiar with the conversations, Gaetz told some women that he paid for their dinners and hotel rooms if they asked about the nature of their relationship.
The FBI seized Gaetz's phone and his former girlfriend's phone after executing a search warrant in late 2020.
Gaetz said last year that the allegations were part of a criminal extortion scheme against him. Stephen Alford was sentenced to five years in prison for trying to extort $25 million from Gaetz and his father.
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