{"id":2199522,"date":"2024-03-14T23:32:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T03:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaetz-subpoenaed-in-friends-lawsuit-alleging-defamation-in-sex-trafficking-investigation\/"},"modified":"2024-03-14T23:36:49","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T03:36:49","slug":"gaetz-subpoenaed-in-friends-lawsuit-alleging-defamation-in-sex-trafficking-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaetz-subpoenaed-in-friends-lawsuit-alleging-defamation-in-sex-trafficking-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaetz Served Subpoena in Associate&#8217;s Defamation Suit Over Sex Trafficking Probe"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgaetz-subpoenaed-in-friends-lawsuit-alleging-defamation-in-sex-trafficking-investigation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2199522&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Rep. Matt Gaetz Entangled in\u200d Legal Battle Amid Defamation Claims Linked to DOJ\u200c Investigation<\/h2>\n<p>In \u200ca twist of complex \u200dlegal\u200c narratives, <strong>Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL)<\/strong> finds himself with a subpoena for \u2064a deposition that \u2064might \u2064shine a light on a series of unsettling allegations. \u2063While not\u2064 on the defense or in the prosecutorial seat, Gaetz could still face pointed\u200c questions\u2062 regarding claims of an illicit sexual encounter\u2062 with a minor.<\/p>\n<p><p>The \u200bcall \u200cfor Gaetz&#8217;s deposition stems from legal action taken by \u2063 <strong>Chris Dorworth<\/strong>, a former Florida state legislator and friend, who is ensnared in a damaging scandal \u200ctied to\u200c a \u2064Department \u200bof Justice probe, which has now led to a\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/voting-company-smartmatic-sues-fox-news-others-for-allegedly-running-disinformation-campaign\/\" title=\"Voting Company Smartmatic Sues Fox News, Others For Allegedly Running \u2018Disinformation Campaign\u2019\">defamation lawsuit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cCongressman Gaetz received\u2063 a witness subpoena\u200d in an ongoing lawsuit between outside \u200dparties,\u201d\u2062 a spokesperson for Gaetz clarified. Despite \u200dthe subpoena,\u200b \u201c<strong>He is not being sued<\/strong>, and\u2062 he is neither a plaintiff\u200d nor a defendant at this time.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite the gravity of the situation, Gaetz remains steady, denying all charges related to the case, supported\u2063 by a <strong>2020 DOJ clearance of any misconduct<\/strong> on his part.\u2064 Parallel to Gaetz&#8217;s steadfast denials, Dorworth also refutes allegations that have swept him up in the inquiry&#8217;s wake.<\/p>\n<h3>Unraveling\u2062 the Lawsuit Web<\/h3>\n<p>Dorworth&#8217;s lawsuit,\u2063 launched in April,\u2062 implicates former\u2063 Gaetz associate, <strong>Joel Greenberg<\/strong>, and an unnamed woman\u2014pointing the finger\u2064 at both for a plot to \u200ctarnish his reputation\u2064 through serious accusations of\u2062 &#8220;engaging in sex \u2064trafficking, having \u2062sex with a minor, prostitution, and obstructing justice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It becomes even murkier when considering Greenberg&#8217;s own entanglements with \u2063the law. He has already confessed to a string of federal crimes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/your-influence-in-the-republican-party-is-almost-zero-meghan-mccain-clashes-with-joy-behar\/\" title=\"\u2018Your Influence In The Republican Party Is Almost Zero\u2019: Meghan McCain Clashes With Joy Behar\">including sex trafficking<\/a>, which led to an\u2062 11-year prison sentence\u2014a shadow that\u200d inevitably falls over those within \u2063his previous\u200d orbit.<\/p>\n<p>Dorworth suggests \u200dthe \u2063Gaetz subpoena is just another thread\u200c in a tapestry weaved by Greenberg&#8217;s camp, aimed at reducing\u200b his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-joe-rogan-hypocrisy-in-jailing-people-for-weed-while-demanding-brittney-griners-release\/\" title=\"Video: Joe Rogan: Hypocrisy In Jailing People For Weed While Demanding Brittney Griner\u2019s Release\">current prison sentence<\/a>\u200c by implicating others, including \u2062Gaetz, in similar sex crime allegations.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe federal government investigated their lies fully\u200c and came back with no charges. <strong>Greenberg\u2019s lawyers have publicly clamored for more people to be charged<\/strong> to\u2063 reduce his prison sentence,\u201d \u2062explained Dorworth. He regards \u2063the use of wealth and influence in such maneuvers as a &#8220;grotesque and shameless abuse,&#8221; holding them accountable \u200cfor the\u2063 alleged damages inflicted.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The question hanging in the air is whether \u200cGaetz will submit to the subpoena&#8217;s demands. As the situation unfolds, interested eyes will remain fixed on how Gaetz \u200cnavigates\u200b this\u200d complex\u200d legal landscape\u2014a scenario \u2064which\u200b is sure to reserve more chapters\u200b in the ongoing\u200c saga.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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