Informant says Matt Gaetz paid her for sex as she gives details to House Ethics Committee, report says
A witness has told the House Ethics Committee that Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz paid her for sex, a report alleges.
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House Ethics Committee expands Rep. Matt Gaetz sexual misconduct investigation
The House Ethics Committee said Tuesday it has identified "additional allegations" against Rep. Matt Gaetz "that merit review," as it continues to investigate the Florida Republican over claims of what it called "sexual misconduct and illicit drug use." The Ethics Committee said it is now eyeing claims that Gaetz — who denies wrongdoing — "dispensed special privileges and favors to individuals with whom he had a personal relationship, and sought to obstruct government investigations of his conduct." The ethics panel also said it had difficulty in obtaining relevant information from Gaetz and others since the probe began in April 2021 amid a federal criminal sex trafficking investigation of Gaetz and a friend, Joel Greenberg. That criminal probe ended with a guilty plea by Greenberg, but no charges were filed against Gaetz. After conducting interviews with more than a dozen witnesses and examining thousands of pages of documents, the committee sa
Kevin McCarthy Wants Matt Gaetz 'Convicted' Over 'Underage Women'
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) called for the prosecution and conviction of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla) on Sunday.
Kevin McCarthy Suggests Matt Gaetz's Teen Sex Ethics Probe Led To His Ouster
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) suggested Tuesday that the successful effort to oust him from his House speakership last year started with one man — whom McCarthy described in reference to an underage sex investigation but did not explicitly name.
McCarthy says Gaetz forced him out of House speakership ‘to stop ethics complaint’ over sex scandal
The far-right Florida Republican Matt Gaetz forced Kevin McCarthy out as House speaker last year “because he slept with a 17-year-old” and wanted a congressional ethics investigation to end, McCarthy charged on Tuesday.
Seth Meyers' Joke About March Madness Turns Into Burn Of Far-Right Lawmaker
Seth Meyers dunked on a far-right lawmaker in a March Madness basketball gag this week.
Matt Gaetz subpoenaed in friend's lawsuit accusing others of defamation in sex trafficking probe
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., has been subpoenaed to give a deposition as part of a civil lawsuit filed by a longtime friend and political ally who alleges he was defamed during a lengthy Justice Department investigation into accusations that the Florida congressman had sex with a 17-year-old girl.
Matt Gaetz accused of paying woman for sex parties as new bombshell texts emerge
The House Ethics Committee’s probe into Matt Gaetz has obtained 2017 texts that the Florida Republican allegedly sent to a young woman who had been paid for sex by his associate.
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