The ex-girlfriend of Rep. Matt Gaetz was seen entering a federal courthouse in Florida on Wednesday where a grand jury was meeting to discuss the congressman.
NBC News reported that the ex-girlfriend testified to a federal grand jury. A key witness in the ongoing federal investigation into whether the three-term congressman committed sex crimes and obstruction of justice has stated that the Justice Department could be moving closer to indicting him.
The clearest sign that Gaetz's ex-girlfriend is working with federal investigators is when she is spotted with her attorney at the federal courthouse. Gaetz's ex-girlfriend has been trying to get an immunity deal so she can testify in the investigation into whether Gaetz had sex with a teenager for money.
When contacted by text on Wednesday about the news reports, Tim Jansen, the attorney for the ex-girlfriend, said he had no comment.
Gaetz has denied any wrongdoing. He told POLITICO that it was the same nonsense. Same answer.
The Justice Department in Washington did not comment.
The testimony of Gaetz's ex-girlfriend, who was with him in both of the past two years, has long been considered a potentially key element in the federal probe. POLITICO reported in April that she was concerned that the alleged victim and one of her friends could be charged with obstruction of justice because she said she did not want to talk to federal authorities.
Gaetz and his ex-girlfriend were both on a trip to the Bahamas that was being investigated by federal investigators. A group of people, including a former Florida congressman, a GOP fundraiser and a hand surgeon, were on the trip.
The investigation began when a close friend of Gaetz was charged with public corruption and sex trafficking. Greenberg faced 33 criminal counts, but prosecutors dropped six of them in exchange for his cooperation. Greenberg pleaded guilty to the remaining charges in May and is working with investigators.
Federal investigators expanded their investigation into Greenberg, who introduced women to Gaetz for "sugar daddy" relationships he often found on the SeekingArrangement website.
At the time of his guilty plea, Greenberg was facing at least 12 years in prison.
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