Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“The House Ethics Committee’s report investigating allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use by former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz has been released, external. The 37-page report details the findings from a long-running investigation by the committee. Gaetz has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing …. In its report, the House Ethics Committee says it found ‘substantial evidence’ that: * From at least 2017 to 2020, Gaetz ‘regularly’ paid women for sexual activity, and engaged in sexual activity with a 17-year-old girl in this period * He used or possessed illegal drugs, including cocaine and ecstasy, on multiple occasions between 2017 and 2019 * He accepted gifts in excess of permissible amounts in connection to a 2018 Bahamas trip * He arranged for his chief of staff to help a woman he was involved with sexually to obtain a passport, falsely indicating to the US Department of State that she was a constituent …” (12/23/24)