April 10, 2021

Adam Kinzinger becomes first GOP congressman to call for Gaetz to resign

Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., became the first GOP congressman to call for the resignation of Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., amid reports of a federal investigation into whether Gaetz violated federal sex trafficking laws.

Kinzinger tweeted Thursday night: "Matt Gaetz needs to resign." In his tweet, Kinzinger linked to an article about the Justice Department's investigation into Gaetz.

Gaetz, who has not been charged, has denied any wrongdoing since The New York Times first reported last month on the federal investigation. Gaetz has said he is "absolutely not resigning."

The New York Times reported investigators are examining whether Gaetz violated sex trafficking laws by engaging in a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old and paying for her to travel with him.

Gaetz confirmed last month that he was under investigation but declared the probe as an extortion attempt by a former Justice Department official, saying his father had been in contact with the FBI about the matter.

Gaetz, 38, has said that he is "not a monk, and certainly not a criminal" adding that he has never paid for sex and "as an adult man" has not slept with a 17-year-old. Gaetz made the comments in an op-ed he wrote for the Washington Examiner.

Joel Greenberg, a former Florida tax collector and Gaetz associate, has been indicted on more than 30 federal charges in a related case and is negotiating a plea deal with prosecutors. Among other crimes, Greenberg is charged with child sex trafficking.

Greenberg is accused of trafficking the teen whose relationship with Gaetz is under investigation. He and Gaetz allegedly made payments to several of the same women for sex, according to the Times.

The Times report said the investigation began under then-Attorney General William Barr in the final months of former President Donald Trump's administration and was part of a probe into Greenberg.

GOP lawmakers have remained mostly silent on the Gaetz allegations.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said that it's too early in the investigation to judge Gaetz, adding he would remove Gaetz from his committee assignments if the allegations are found to be true.

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