The House Ethics Committee released on Monday the report from its investigation into alleged misconduct involving former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL).
The Committee acknowledged that it normally does not release reports on former members of Congress but chose to do so in this case because of the intense public interest in the case and because the majority of the members on the Committee voted to release it even though Gaetz resigned from Congress.
The Committee said that it found “substantial evidence” of the following:
- From at least 2017 to 2020, Representative Gaetz regularly paid women for engaging in sexual activity with him.
- In 2017, Representative Gaetz engaged in sexual activity with a 17-year-old girl.
- During the period 2017 to 2019, Representative Gaetz used or possessed illegal drugs, including cocaine and ecstasy, on multiple occasions.
- Representative Gaetz accepted gifts,…
