Gaetz Buddy Greenberg Is Feeding DOJ New Information After Guilty Plea | Talking Points Memo

Joel Greenberg, who has pleaded guilty to sex trafficking in connection to the federal investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), has reportedly been providing the Justice Department with new information, according to CNN.


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I have to imagine in trying to reduce a sex trafficking guily plea, you have to be able to provide some really devastating evidence.

Fingers crossed.

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Roger Handberg, an assistant US attorney, reportedly said that Greenberg has made allegations to investigators that ā€œtake us to some places we did not anticipateā€ during a brief hearing in Orlando federal court on Monday.

Hoping someone with more experience in these areas can provide context. This sounds like Greenberg may be spilling the beans on people not included in the original investigation (i.e. it may be about more than just Gaetz).

Is that a reasonable interpretation of this statement?

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We certainly deserve some accountability for the horrible corruption of this Era.

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Greenbergā€™s not the canary in the coal mine, heā€™s the canary in the grilling room. :grin:

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Greenberg must be spilling on more than sex trafficking. Hmmm. Gaetz has been pretty quiet lately.

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or maybe heā€™s spilling about more crimes by Gaetz than were previously suspected.

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he noted that the DOJ was in an ā€œunusual situation given the number of different investigations and lines of investigation we are pursuing.ā€

With luck the feds will use greenbergā€™s info to give the election-fixing florida gop an enema.

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That would truly be karma. Gaetz would really deserve that, give all of his mouth running excrement.

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Greenberg has made allegations to investigators that ā€œtake us to some places we did not anticipateā€

Like across a state line with a minor? Oh wait, they totally anticipated that!

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We already know it involves more than gaetzie. There were florida pols on the bermuda (bahamas?) trip, and greenbergā€™s been involved in election shenanigans, including a false pedophile smear revenge campaign against the losing candidate after the election was over.

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Get ready for Gaetz to claim Executive Privilege. I know it does not apply to him, but that has not stopped the former guy from claiming it.

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Is taking a minor across an international border worse than across state lines? How about hiding profits from pimping out minors?

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Handberg characterized Greenberg as a ā€œprolific criminal.ā€

Well, hell. That could describe most members of the Greedy Odious Pilferers.

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May this be so. But I kinda think this a nothing-burger, just like the rest of this made-for-tv investigation.

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Without collaborating evidence, Gaetz will never be arrested or put on trial with Greensbergā€™s testimony alone. Greenberg is a proven liar and a criminal.
They really need Vintage 99 to cooperate on the minor charge. Sheā€™s not a dummy, her silence will get her a lot more than talking.

Same with other politicians, a conviction on an accomplices testimony alone is not going to fly.

But this story will stick around for awhile.

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And his fundraising is tanking ā€¦

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Whatever it is, it has to be big. Meaning lots of money involved. My guess is it dates back to this.

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Gaetz will do a lot of claiming (legal types and anything else to keep out of stir).

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