What’s New
Former Representative Matt Gaetz responded to the House Ethics Committee report released on Monday in a series of posts to X (Twitter).
Why It Matters
The report sheds new light on accusations that have followed the Florida Republican for years. The allegations could hinder any future political moves by Gaetz, even though he has denied any wrongdoing and has not been criminally charged.
Gaetz has been a favorite among conservative voters as well as a close ally of President-elect Donald Trump, who nominated him to lead the Justice Department as attorney general. Gaetz later withdrew from consideration.
What To Know
The committee wrote that it found “substantial evidence” that Gaetz allegedly “regularly paid women for engaging in sexual activity with him,” in 2017 “engaged in sexual activity with a 17-year-old girl,” used or possessed illegal drugs and accepted gifts beyond what is “permissible,” among the report’s allegations.
Gaetz, in a series …