U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz’s office on Thursday released a statement purportedly written by female staffers defending the embattled pro-Trump lawmaker amid his ongoing sex trafficking scandal.
Despite being signed by “The Women of the Office of U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz,” not a single woman is named in the statement. “After the shocking allegations last week in the press, we, the women of Congressman Matt Gaetz’s office, feel morally obligated to speak out,” the letter began. “During Congressman Gaetz’s time in office, we have been behind the scenes every step of the way.
We have staffed his meetings. We have planned his events. We have traveled with him. And we have tracked his schedule,” it continued.