Matt Gaetz was once under investigation for sex trafficking. Now he could lead the Justice Department

 Matt Gaetz was once under investigation for sex trafficking. Now he could lead the Justice Department

The federal sex trafficking investigation that began under Attorney General Bill Barr during Donald Trump’s first term focused on allegations that Gaetz and a onetime political ally paid underage girls and escorts or offered them gifts in exchange for sex.

WASHINGTON (AP) President-elect Donald Trumps pick for attorney general, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, was once embroiled in a sex trafficking investigation by the Justice Department he’s been tapped t…