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WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee released a damaging report Monday claiming there was “substantial evidence” that former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, engaged in “prostitution, statutory rape, (and) illegal drug use “was involved.

“The records overwhelmingly indicate that Rep. Gaetz had sex with multiple women, including the then 17-year-old, at a party in Florida in 2017, for which they were paid,” the report said

Gaetz addressed the report in a series of posts. He long denied having sex with minors.

Gaetz was President-elect Donald Trump’s first nominee for U.S. attorney general in his next term. Gaetz withdrew his name last month when questions arose about the ethics report.

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Strong accusations

The ethics committee report states:

From at least 2017 to 2020, Gaetz “regularly” paid women for sex.
From 2017 to 2019, Gaetz “used or possessed illegal drugs on multiple occasions, including cocaine and ecstasy.”
Gaetz “accepted gifts, including transportation and lodging, in connection with a trip to the Bahamas in 2018, in excess of allowable amounts.”
In 2018, Gaetz had his chief of staff help a sexual partner obtain a passport, “falsely informing the State Department that she was a voter.”
Gaetz “knowingly and willfully attempted to obstruct and obstruct the Committee’s investigation of his conduct.”

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