Matt Gaetz's dad says he wore a wire for FBI probe into DOJ extortion claims

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Gaetz learned about the DOJ investigation, went to his father, who in an effort to twist the story to cover his son, went to the FBI with the extortion story. No reason the FBI wouldn't go along with a wire. The key is was there anything incriminating during the initial meeting? McGee says not.

If not, then the Gaetz team needed to blow-up their "investigation" before it became clear there was no there there, so Matt goes public.