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Gaetz Watched Trump Weather Scandal After Scandal. Now He’s Trying The Same Plays

UNITED STATES - JANUARY 30: President Donald Trump takes a selfie with Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., in the House chamber after Trump's State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on January 30, 2018. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 30: President Donald Trump takes a selfie with Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., in the House chamber after Trump's State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on January 30, 2018. (Photo... UNITED STATES - JANUARY 30: President Donald Trump takes a selfie with Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., in the House chamber after Trump's State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on January 30, 2018. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) MORE LESS
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April 13, 2021 5:34 p.m.

Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-FL) handling of his quickly unfurling scandal, centered on a reported investigation into his possible sex trafficking of a minor, is reminiscent of another scandal-ridden politician: former President Trump.

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