Hacker Is Said to Have Gained Access to File With Damaging Testimony About Gaetz
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The computer file is said to contain testimony from the woman who said she had sex with Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be attorney general, when she was 17.

Summary

A hacker accessed a file containing damaging testimony about former Congressman Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general pick.

The file includes sworn statements from a woman alleging she had sex with Gaetz in 2017 when she was 17, corroborating testimony from a witness, and other evidence from a civil suit involving Gaetz ally Christopher Dorworth.

The hacked materials, which remain unpublished, also include unredacted personal information of witnesses and evidence tied to federal and congressional investigations.

The hacker’s motive remains unknown.

  • Shapillon@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    There are two options imho:

    • They’re so far up in their own media bubble that they don’t believe it’s true.
    • They don’t care about it. Or at least not enough compared to the advantages of having said person in positions of power.