'Petrified' Morning Joe's REAL reason for meeting Trump revealed amid wild conspiracy theory into dead intern and fears over Gaetz-led retribution

The hosts of Morning Joe held their secret meeting with Donald Trump over fears the president elect would allow Matt Gaetz to lead a probe into conspiracy theories surrounding the 2001 death of Joe Scarborough's intern.

Scarborough and his co-host/wife Mika Brzezinski have faced a deluge of backlash after the revealed the Mar-a-Lago summit amid declining viewership on their beleaguered network.

Some called the meeting a feeble attempt to bring in conservative viewers.

But the pair are reportedly 'petrified of retribution and of Gaetz opening an investigation into Joe and the intern.'

'That's what this was about,' a source told Puck about the motive. 'It has nothing to do with ratings or Comcast. It's all about fear of retribution and investigation,'

Since 2020, Trump has spread theories that Scarborough had an affair with intern Lori Klausutis and was responsible for her death.

The 28-year-old intern worked in Scarborough's Florida office when he served as a member of Congress, representing the same district in Florida as Gaetz.

Klausutis died on the floor of the office after she fell and hit her head. It was later revealed she had an undiagnosed heart problem.

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