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The House Ethics Committee\u2019s investigation into Matt Gaetz<\/strong> discovered \u201csubstantial evidence<\/a>\u201d that the previous Florida consultant had engaged in illicit drug use and sexual misconduct whereas in workplace. The proof consists of an allegation that he paid a 17-year-old for intercourse in 2017, in accordance with a draft of the report obtained by CBS News and different shops<\/a> Monday forward of its anticipated launch.<\/p>\n The shops reported that Gaetz\u2014who filed a last-minute lawsuit<\/a> Monday making an attempt to dam the Ethics outcomes from being launched\u2014is accused within the report of getting \u201cviolated House Rules and other standards of conduct prohibiting prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use, impermissible gifts, special favors or privileges, and obstruction of Congress.\u201d The 37-page report\u2014which is alleged to incorporate Venmo and PayPal receipts\u2014additionally alleges that Gaetz paid greater than $90,000 to 12 totally different girls, \u201clikely in connection with sexual activity and\/or drug use\u201d between 2017 and 2020.<\/p>\n One of the ladies who testified to having intercourse with Gaetz at a 2017 occasion was 17 on the time and had simply completed her junior 12 months in highschool\u2014although she reportedly didn’t inform him of her age, \u201cnor did she ask,\u201d in accordance with the report. While the report notes that each one girls who testified mentioned their encounters had been consensual, one lady informed the committee that \u201cwhen I look back on certain moments, I feel violated.\u201d<\/p>\n Gaetz, who has denied allegations of wrongdoing, resigned from Congress final month<\/a> after he was named Donald Trump<\/strong>\u2019s nominee for lawyer common\u2014two days earlier than the Ethics committee was to carry a vote on releasing the outcomes of its long-running investigation into his conduct. But he withdrew<\/a> from consideration quickly after, writing that the sexual misconduct allegations surrounding him\u2014and that doubtless doomed his affirmation\u2014had develop into a \u201cdistraction.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThere is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle,\u201d Gaetz mentioned in a press release on the time.<\/p>\n Until now, Gaetz appeared, briefly, to be within the clear: The committee voted towards releasing its ends in late November, and the Republican was employed<\/a> to host a program on the pro-Trump One America News Network. But then, final week, it was reported<\/a> that the Ethics panel had \u201csecretly voted\u201d in December to make the report public. In response, Gaetz mentioned<\/a> on the time that he \u201cprobably partied, womanized, drank and smoked more than I should have earlier in life. However, he once again denied the statutory rape allegation, pointing to a Justice Department recommendation not to bring charges against him in its own sex trafficking inquiry. \u201cI live a different life now,\u201d he mentioned.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n [ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [ad_1] The House Ethics Committee\u2019s investigation into Matt Gaetz discovered \u201csubstantial evidence\u201d that the previous Florida consultant had engaged in illicit drug use and sexual misconduct whereas in workplace. 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