JUST IN: Hacker Reportedly Obtains Transcript of ‘Damaging’ Testimony Against Matt Gaetz
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A hacker has reportedly stolen “unredacted” damaging testimony related to President-elect Donald Trump’s Attorney General pick Matt Gaetz from a secure document-sharing platform used by lawyers representing the claimants.
The breach reportedly involved depositions from a minor and other witnesses, according to an email sent to legal teams involved in the case, which was obtained by ABC News with additional details revealed by a source to the New York Times.
The document trove, comprising 24 exhibits, includes sworn statements from a woman alleging she had sex with Mr. Gaetz in 2017 when she was 17. Another woman corroborated the account, claiming to have witnessed the encounter.
The hacked documents were part of a civil lawsuit filed by Florida businessman Christopher Dorworth, a former associate of Gaetz, against the women and Joel Greenberg, a convicted sex trafficker now serving an 11-year prison sentence.
The breach occurred on Monday, with the hacker operating under the alias “Altam Beezley,” according to the source. Lawyers involved in the case attempted to reach the hacker via the associated email, but an automated response declared the account nonexistent. The motive for the hack remains unclear, and the stolen material has yet to surface publicly.
These documents, which include the unredacted personal information of witnesses, reportedly contain gate logs from a July 2017 party at the Dorworth home, where drugs and sexual encounters allegedly involving Gaetz took place. Testimony from Dorworth, his wife, and Michael Fischer, Gaetz’s former campaign treasurer, is also among the exhibits.
While the Justice Department and House Ethics Committee previously investigated Gaetz, no charges were filed. The Ethics panel, which recently concluded its inquiry, is set to meet Wednesday to determine whether to release its findings. However, the hacked documents stem from the ongoing civil litigation and not from prior government probes.
