In a virtually unprecedented action, the House Ethics Committee released a statement Tuesday confirming that the investigation into allegations of sexual impropriety and drug use by Florida Republican Matt Gaetz is continuing.
Pursuant to Committee Rule 7, the Committee on Ethics (Committee) determined to release the following statement:
On April 9, 2021, the Committee announced it had initiated a review into allegations that Representative Matt Gaetz may have engaged in sexual misconduct and/or illicit drug use, shared inappropriate images or videos on the House floor, misused state identification records, converted campaign funds to personal use, and/or accepted a bribe, improper gratuity, or impermissible gift, in violation of House Rules, laws, or other standards of conduct. The Committee deferred its consideration of the matter in response to a request from the Department of…
