Sex, drugs, and gifts – former congressman skewered by House committee
Former Republican Florida Representative Matt Gaetz, the target of a House Ethics Committee probe, launched a last-minute lawsuit to try to prevent the release of a report that is likely to end any future political career Gaetz might have had – assuming the findings of the report are accurate. Details had already been leaked to the media and the full report was published on Dec. 23.
According to evidence and witness testimony gathered by the Ethics Committee, the former congressman paid multiple women for sex – including one who was 17 years old at the time – over the course of several years while he was in office. He is also alleged to have used illegal drugs, including cocaine and ecstasy, and accepted “improper” during his time in Congress.
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