Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) received a subpoena to give a deposition in a defamation lawsuit filed by a friend who claims he was harmed by a Department of Justice investigation into allegations that Gaetz had sex with a minor.
Gaetz is neither a plaintiff nor a defendant in the lawsuit filed by former Florida state lawmaker Chris Dorworth, but he could be asked questions under oath about the alleged sexual relationship with the unidentified woman.
“Congressman Gaetz received a witness subpoena in an ongoing lawsuit between outside parties,” a spokesman for Gaetz told NBC News. “He is not being sued, and he is neither a plaintiff nor a defendant at this time.”
Gaetz has denied the allegations and was cleared of any wrongdoing by the DOJ in 2020. Dorworth has also denied all allegations.
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