Matt Gaetz Ethics Report: Read the Final Document [Video]

What’s New

The House Ethics Committee found “substantial evidence” that former Florida Republican Representative Matt Gaetz paid thousands of dollars to women for drugs or sex, including a 17-year-old in 2017, according to a copy of the committee’s final report released publicly on Monday.

Newsweek reached out to Gaetz’s press team for comment Monday morning and was referred to Gaetz’s social media profiles. On X, formerly known as Twitter, he blasted the report as a violation of his due process rights. He has not been charged with a crime.

Why It Matters

The House Ethics report comes after Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration to be President-elect Trump’s attorney general. The pair are close political allies and, despite withdrawing as Trump’s attorney general pick, Gaetz floated the idea of running for Marco Rubio‘s Florida Senate seat during a Turning Point USA event on Sunday in Arizona.

The House Ethics findings are likely …