If nothing else, the Joel Greenberg-Matt Gaetz saga will at least prove a cautionary tale on paper trails and electronic messaging. The Daily Beast reports that it has three versions of a confession by the Florida political fixer that he had paid for sex with a 17-year-old girl, one in hand-written form that matches other public documents from Greenberg. In the same documents, Greenberg admits passing money to the same girl on behalf of Gaetz for services rendered:
A confession letter written by Joel Greenberg in the final months of the Trump presidency claims that he and close associate Rep. Matt Gaetz paid for sex with multiple women—as well as a girl who was 17 at the time.
“On more than one occasion, this individual was involved in sexual activities with several of the other girls, the congressman from Florida’s 1st Congressional District and myself,” Greenberg wrote in reference to the 17-year-old.
“From time to time, gas money or gifts, rent or partial tuition payments were made to several of these girls, including the individual who was not yet 18. I did see the acts occur firsthand and Venmo transactions, Cash App or other payments were made to these girls on behalf of the Congressman.”
The letter, which The Daily Beast recently obtained, was written after Greenberg—who was under federal indictment—asked Roger Stone to help him secure a pardon from then-President Donald Trump.