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Senate Democrats request Matt Gaetz case files from the FBI

The lawmakers are seeking all documents related to the now-closed sex trafficking investigation into Donald Trump’s attorney general pick.

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Then-Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in July. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post)
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Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are asking the FBI to provide all documents related to its closed sex trafficking investigation into Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, former congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Florida), to ensure the material is considered at his confirmation hearing next year.

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