Matt Gaetz sex trafficking investigation ‘substantial and very serious’, former FBI chief says

The federal sex trafficking investigation surrounding Florida congressman Matt Gaetz is “substantial and very serious,” a former top FBI official said this week, as explosive reports indicated the Justice Department had launched the new probe.

Andrew McCabe, former FBI deputy director, said the Justice Department requires “a significant degree of information” before launching an investigation like the one announced this week, which reportedly seeks to uncover whether the Republican had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old whose travels he paid for.

Speaking to CNN on Wednesday night, the former FBI director said: “I can assure you the FBI doesn’t open these cases lightly, and don’t get briefed to the attorney general without some significant momentum behind them.”