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was leaked to the media in an effort to thwart the FBI investigation into the alleged extortion plot.The GOP congressman, the son of Don Gaetz, a prominent former Florida politician, then told a stunned Carlson that his father had begun wearing a wire to assist the FBI in that alleged extortion probe.The senior Gaetz, 73, confirmed his son’s account about the wire to Politico in an interview Wednesday, saying he wore it during a meeting with McGee in early March.The former Florida state Senate president went on to say he voiced reservations to authorities about his participation, noting that the operation would require him to be recorded making false statements.“I said to the FBI, ‘I’m willing to wear a wire and be cooperative,’ but I was