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Never-Before-Seen Details About Matt Gaetz’s Alleged Sex Scandal May Soon Be Public — Thanks to a Friend

One of Matt Gaetz’s friends sued a number of people in the alleged sex scandal, generating a number of depositions. Now those depositions could become public.

Matt Gaetz
Rep. Matt Gaetz acknowledges attendees after speaking at the Republican Party of Florida Freedom Summit. Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP Photo

Rep. Matt Gaetz may soon face a document dump in federal court that could expose — for the first time — details about the alleged sex parties tied to the accusations that Gaetz had sex with an underage teen.

The trove of information — which is expected to include sworn testimony from a number of people involved in the alleged sex parties — is the ironic result of the congressman’s friend, Florida lobbyist Chris Dorworth, dropping a civil lawsuit that sought to bury the scandal.

A federal judge will now decide whether the accounts of several key witnesses should be made public by Sept. 19, including a “declaration” from Gaetz’s ex-girlfriend that one source familiar with the matter described as “candid,” as well as the never-before-seen deposition of the woman who claims she was sex-trafficked when she was 17.