Report: Matt Gaetz sought a preemptive pardon from Trump

Not long before former President Donald Trump left office, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) privately approached the White House and asked for blanket preemptive pardons for himself and unidentified congressional allies to cover any crimes they may have committed, two people with knowledge of the discussions told The New York Times. Last week, the Times reported that Gaetz is the subject of a Department of Justice inquiry, which is said to be an investigation into whether Gaetz had sex with a 17-year-ol...