Dave Aronberg: If Biden DoJ Decided Not to Bring Charges Against Matt Gaetz, Trump’s DoJ Won’t Either

ARONBERG I was not ░░░░░░░░ by any of this ░░░░░░░░ a lot of these ░░░░░░░░ have been out there ░░░░░░░░ Remember the federal government ░░░░░░░░ this first and they ░░░░░░░░ there wasn t enough ░░░░░░░░ to move forward with ░░░░░░░░ charges against a sitting ░░░░░░░░ And the reason is ░░░░░░░░ the two witnesses here ░░░░░░░░ some credibility issues Number ░░░░░░░░ was Joel Greenberg Matt ░░░░░░░░ s former wingman the ░░░░░░░░ collector in Seminole County ░░░░░░░░ s sitting in prison ░░░░░░░░ now serving an 11 ░░░░░░░░ sentence for among other ░░░░░░░░ child sex trafficking And ░░░░░░░░ other person was the ░░░░░░░░ 17 year old girl ░░░░░░░░ lied about her age ░░░░░░░░ start a site on ░░░░░░░░ arrangements and then is ░░░░░░░░ a member of the ░░░░░░░░ film industry So the ░░░░░░░░ thought that they needed ░░░░░░░░ more corroboration They didn ░░░░░░░░ get it so they ░░░░░░░░ t file charges but ░░░░░░░░ House continued with the ░░░░░░░░ and Speaker McCarthy his ░░░░░░░░ enemy is Matt Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ I have to believe ░░░░░░░░ was pulling some of ░░░░░░░░ strings And now here ░░░░░░░░ are with this embarrassing ░░░░░░░░ about to be released ░░░░░░░░ Dave the Justice Department ░░░░░░░░ you mentioned they investigated ░░░░░░░░ They never brought charges ░░░░░░░░ that a done deal ░░░░░░░░ is there potential for ░░░░░░░░ to be revisited in ░░░░░░░░ of the committee s ░░░░░░░░ ARONBERG I think that ░░░░░░░░ the Merrick Garland Justice ░░░░░░░░ decided they would not ░░░░░░░░ charges against Matt Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ the Donald Trump Justice ░░░░░░░░ certainly won t either ░░░░░░░░ because remember Matt Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ appointed Attorney General of ░░░░░░░░ United States by Donald ░░░░░░░░ until he had to ░░░░░░░░ his nomination even after ░░░░░░░░ this stuff was out ░░░░░░░░ So no I think ░░░░░░░░ the federal level there ░░░░░░░░ not be a prosecution ░░░░░░░░ Matt Gaetz Now it ░░░░░░░░ always possible that state ░░░░░░░░ can prosecute Gaetz for ░░░░░░░░ child sex trafficking There ░░░░░░░░ no statute of limitations ░░░░░░░░ that crime but you ░░░░░░░░ have to have solid ░░░░░░░░ that not only did ░░░░░░░░ have sex with the ░░░░░░░░ 17 year old girl ░░░░░░░░ that he paid her ░░░░░░░░ according to the report ░░░░░░░░ has been released at ░░░░░░░░ a part we know ░░░░░░░░ paid her 400 in ░░░░░░░░ not Venmo The Venmo ░░░░░░░░ later So it s ░░░░░░░░ to be much harder ░░░░░░░░ prove there was a ░░░░░░░░ of money in exchange ░░░░░░░░ sex So I don ░░░░░░░░ anticipate there will be ░░░░░░░░ charges against Matt Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ this is the kind ░░░░░░░░ thing that will live ░░░░░░░░ in the court of ░░░░░░░░ opinion MACEDO And Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ teased running for office ░░░░░░░░ Is there anything the ░░░░░░░░ or any other lawmakers ░░░░░░░░ this point could do ░░░░░░░░ prevent that or get ░░░░░░░░ his way somehow ARONBERG ░░░░░░░░ the voters can stop ░░░░░░░░ Assuming there are no ░░░░░░░░ charges against Matt Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ only the voters can ░░░░░░░░ him from running for ░░░░░░░░ There was a lot ░░░░░░░░ chatter that he will ░░░░░░░░ for governor of my ░░░░░░░░ here in Florida in ░░░░░░░░ He ll have to ░░░░░░░░ through some other big ░░░░░░░░ Republicans first and then ░░░░░░░░ will be up to ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump endorses And ░░░░░░░░ with this report out ░░░░░░░░ think it s less ░░░░░░░░ that Trump endorses him ░░░░░░░░ doesn t want to ░░░░░░░░ associated with this so ░░░░░░░░ s nothing to stop ░░░░░░░░ from running for higher ░░░░░░░░ if he wants to ░░░░░░░░ the prosecutors hold him ░░░░░░░░ in court and put ░░░░░░░░ in behind bars that ░░░░░░░░ put a crimp in ░░░░░░░░ plans but I do ░░░░░░░░ expect prosecutors to file ░░░░░░░░ even after this report ░░░░░░░░ out MACEDO All right ░░░░░░░░ State Attorney Dave Aronberg ░░░░░░░░ you.”

ARONBERG: “Thank you.”