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House Ethics Report Finds Matt Gaetz Spent Tens of Thousands of Dollars on Sex and Drugs

HeadlineDec 24, 2024

The House Ethics Committee released its investigation Monday into former Republican Representative Matt Gaetz, whom Trump had picked to be his attorney general before the Florida politician withdrew from consideration. The report found Gaetz had paid tens of thousands of dollars for sex and drugs while in office. The report also found Gaetz had broken Florida’s statutory rape law by paying a 17-year-old high school student for sex in 2017. The report was released Monday despite a last-ditch effort by Gaetz to block its release. We will have more on this story later in the show

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