The House Ethics Committee released a report that showed former GOP. Rep. Matt Gaetz bought illegal drugs and hired prostitutes, including a 17-year-old girl in 2017, while in Congress, notes CNN, CBS Morning and The New York Times.
Gaetz allegedly violated multiple laws, but President-elect Donald Trump nominated him to be the U.S. Attorney General anyways, noted CBS News:
“The Committee determined there is substantial evidence that Representative Gaetz violated House Rules and other standards of conduct prohibiting prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use, impermissible gifts, special favors or privileges, and obstruction of Congress,” the 37-page report concludes.
On Monday, Gaetz filed a lawsuit in federal court to block the release of the report, saying that he is now a private citizen and not subject to the jurisdiction of the committee…
Among the report’s most lurid findings were the allegations of sex- and drug-fueled parties and travel, including a 2018 trip to the Bahamas where witnesses say he took ecstasy and had sex with four women.
“From 2017 to 2020, Representative Gaetz made tens of thousands of dollars in payments to women that the Committee determined were likely in connection with sexual activity and/or drug use,” noted the report, which lists payments totaling more than $90,000 to 12 different women.
Sources: CNN, CBS News, CBS Morning, The New York Times, Image: New York Post)