Headline Roundup • November 19th, 2024
Hacker Accessed Files with Testimony From Matt Gaetz's Sexual Misconduct Case
Politics,Donald Trump,Matt Gaetz,Sex,Sexual Misconduct,House Ethics Committee,Justice Department,Criminal Justice,Attorney General
Summary from the AllSides News Team
According to the New York Times (Lean Left bias), an unknown hacker gained access to a file of 24 exhibits regarding allegations of sexual misconduct against President-elect Trump's pick for Attorney General, Matt Gaetz.
The Details: The files, downloaded at 1:23 p.m. Monday, have not been released publicly, but reportedly contain testimony from a woman who said she had sex with Gaetz in 2017, when she was 17, and another woman who witnessed the incident. Gaetz denies the accusations, and Trump is maintaining his support for Gaetz. The motive for the hack is unclear at this time.
For Context: The Department of Justice investigated Gaetz but chose not to file charges. The House Committee on Ethics led their own investigation, which was complicated by Gaetz's resignation from the House last Wednesday after his Attorney General nomination. The committee plans to meet Wednesday to determine whether to release their report to the public.
How the Media Covered It: Among outlets who covered the story, the articles were similar; however, more outlets on the left than the right covered the story.
Featured Coverage of this Story
An unidentified hacker accessed copies of confidential testimony in a lawsuit involving allegations of sexual misconduct by Matt Gaetz, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general pick, a lawyer involved in the case said on Tuesday.
The lawyer, Joel Leppard, who did not know the identity of the hacker, told Reuters he was informed that an unauthorized person accessed documents, including transcripts of testimony from witnesses in the lawsuit, which was brought by a Gaetz associate.
A hacker is said to have gained access to a trove of damaging files related to Donald Trump's pick to be U.S. Attorney General, former congressman Matt Gaetz, including testimony from a woman who claims they had sex when she was 17.
A file of 23 exhibits related to allegations against Gaetz, 42, were accessed by a man using the pseudonym Altam Beezley, The New York Times reported.
The documents are said include sworn testimony from two witnesses at the center of the lurid claims against Gaetz.
Credit...Kenny Holston/The New York Times
An unidentified hacker has gained access to a computer file shared in a secure link among lawyers whose clients have given damaging testimony related to Matt Gaetz, the former Florida congressman who is President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice to be attorney general, a person with knowledge of the activity said.
The file of 24 exhibits is said to include sworn testimony by a woman who said that she had sex with Mr. Gaetz in 2017 when she was 17, as well as corroborating testimony by a second woman who said...
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