Ahead of the House Ethics Committee report on Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, the report was leaked to CNN, which reported on the allegations that Gaetz may have paid women and a 17-year-old for sex, and that he was a user of various illegal drugs while he served in Congress.
It’s unclear who leaked the report, but signs point to Democrat Rep. Rep. Susan Wild of Pennsylvania, who is the top Democrat on the committee and who was absent all last week during the committee meetings and decisions about whether to release the report and when. Wild was defeated for re-election by Republican Ryan Mackenzie in November.
The report says the committee found it probable that Gaetz used cocaine, ecstasy, and cannabis repeatedly between 2017 and 2020, at parties and at events. According to the allegations, Gaetz set up an email account to coordinate his marijuana purchases.
Gaetz has denied the allegations and did not cooperate with the Ethics Committee during its investigation, which started in 2021.
The entire report, including the entire history of the investigation and appendixes can be read at this House Ethics Committee link.
The report concludes:
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, including transportation and lodging in connection with a 2018 trip to the Bahamas, in excess of permissible amounts.
- In 2018, Representative Gaetz arranged for his Chief of Staff to assist a woman with whom he engaged in sexual activity in obtaining a passport, falsely indicating to the U.S. Department of State that she was a constituent.
- Representative Gaetz knowingly and willfully sought to impede and obstruct the Committee’s investigation of his conduct.
- Representative Gaetz has acted in a manner that reflects discreditably upon the House.
Based on the above, the Committee concluded there was substantial evidence that Representative Gaetz violated House Rules, state and federal laws, and other standards of conduct prohibiting prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use, acceptance of impermissible gifts, the provision of special favors and privileges, and obstruction of Congress.
The Committee did not find sufficient evidence to conclude that Representative Gaetz violated the federal sex trafficking statute. - Although Representative Gaetz did cause the transportation of women across state lines for purposes of commercial sex, the Committee did not find evidence that any of those women were under 18 at the time of travel, nor did the Committee find sufficient evidence to conclude that the commercial sex acts were induced by force, fraud, or coercion.
Idk, but i thank them.
The House Ethics Committee report on Matt Gaetz is everything Republicans dreamed Hunter Biden’s laptop would be. Let’s keep this in mind, devout Christian Speaker Mike Johnson tried to keep the house from releasing this report because he wanted Gaetz to be attorney general. That’s a strong Christian move!
How far is he willing to go to fall on Trumps sword though?
They are all fake. Never trust them. Most certainly the ones that try to wear the Christianity on their sleeves for political purposes.
Oh, and never trust a liberal. If they are willing to kill babies, they’re willing to kill you and steal from you.
All these leakers need to serve a very long jail sentence. Leaking info only serves to weaken public confidence in government officials. Kept in house punishment would be better for public confidence if it were real and server with even long jail sentence. Only after person is punished and out of public service should the reason be released.
Blinders? That’s the solution?
How do we REALLY know what happened in 2017-2019?? Sounds like a political assassination for an upcoming candidate,talk about hate…AND IT IS a Democrate who is expousing a lie who probably trying to cover up for all the corruption of Hunter Biden which did so much worse. All done while Biden was in office and Sounds like she’s mixed up and accusing Gaetz for Hunter’s episodes..She lost her election, so she has to blame a Republican for the her loss of the election.
Look, he did it. He obstructed justice. He lied about it. He quit to try to stop the release. Next you’re going to say deep throat shouldn’t have happened
Apparently you were there
I didn’t inhale though.
How interesting it is that you would convict a man based on the hearsay of a convicted felon and the words of others that may have ulterior motives all without allowing him to defend himself as in a court of law, AND the DOJ exonerated him from wrongdoing. What if I said you were a felon Greg? Should you have to face that with no substantiated evidence? What if the media picked that up and ran with it? Now everyone is saying Greg is a felon. How would you feel? And yet you are the very one throwing daggers. Rich…
Yep. I would say come on in, the water’s fine. You can’t even make stuff up about this choir boy. I’m sqeaky clean. Lol
You again purposefully miss the point you wish not to accept. In the US, you are innocent until PROVEN guilty, not the other way around as you would have it. The politicization of the main stream media (which you appear to digest regularly) has created a world where you are guilty until PROVEN innocent. In a world where everything can be spun to look as the spinner wants, the bullies and liars gather all the media attention because it is sensational and there are pieces of what is said that are right if the spinners can create the right context.
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Think about this, Gaetz was the pain in the deep state players a$$ while in congress. He called BS where he saw it and did not back down on the McCarthy ouster. Do you think this ruffled a few feathers in congress? He received threats of retaliation for this. This whole thing, while parts may be true, smacks of a political hit job that the alphabet agencies and the dems have played over and over. Your continued blather on this man is not founded in anything other than what the media has provided.
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Back to my earlier analogy, what if one of your previous students accused you of sexual impropriety and the media picked up the story? Now everywhere you or your wife go everyone whispers “there’s that pedo Forkner” or “how can she stay with that disgusting man”? All because you had been accused by maybe someone who you had given bad grades to or removed them from your class, maybe even a known troublemaker who had been nothing but trouble for years, how would you feel?
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Let the real facts come out before assassinating another’s character Greg.
He is obviously not capable of a valid response.
His friend who is in jail for trafficking said he got them both dates from the underage sight. Witnesses at a party say they saw him twice banging away on underage girls. But this isn’t a trial…..yet. this is just a smell test for congress and he stinks to high heaven. Can’t you smell it? Mant brainwashed lifers can’t smell though
Merry Christmas
His “friend” attempted to blackmail both Matt and his father. From where I stand, not much of a friend. Regarding your smell test comments, everyone passes the smell test until they don’t, even you.
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Your argument is moot.
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Again, stop assassinating others character with 3rd rate hearsay, especially that circulated by the MSM. If you were indeed an educator I would hope that you educated your students based on the American legal requirement that you are innocent until proven guilty, not the inverse.
Bring it. I do pass the smell test even at my age. Do you? Merry Christmas 🎅
Sadly it’s what happens when someone reaches a point in life when they haven’t enough motivation or stamina to be productive anymore.
It is. On a good note, crappie season is here, and the boat is ready.
There are millions of drones that watch MSNBC & CNN and liberal rags who think they’re telling the truth.
There are millions of drones that listen to CONservative media and think they’re telling the truth.
I’ve looked at the leaked text messages. He’s a freaking scum bag who wouldn’t even pay his hookers what they were owed.
If you are listening to a CONservative defending Gaetz, you are a freaking drone.
Why didn’t the House release this?
Why did Trump try to make him AG????
Because they are CONservatives too.
Yes, this should have been released. Matt would have hurt Trump and Pam Bondi will do a much better job getting rid of the deep state. I surprised that CNN and MSNBC and the Democrats wouldn’t have put up a fight against Matt and waited for him to get confirmed and on the job to do this.
I don’t know if he did or didn’t do these things, but there’s always more to the story…
House Probe Into Matt Gaetz Relies On Witnesses DOJ Found Lacked Credibility ‘https://thefederalist.com/2024/11/17/house-probe-into-matt-gaetz-relies-on-witnesses-doj-found-lacked-credibility/’
you could read the ethics report linked in the article. the evidence used by the committee is cited in the link. You can view a check the felon that lacks credibility wrote to Gaetz that doesn’t show up as a campaign contribution. Why anyone would defend Gaetz is beyond me. As for the leak. I think many members of congress could not stand Gaetz. It would be an embarrassment to call him a colleague. I think others beside the 10 members of congress had access to the report. the vote to release the report was on December 10th. the report was definitely going to be released. Maybe someone wanted a little extra cash before Christmas.
I wonder if Gaetz bought any guns from 2017 to 2019?
There are not enough gigabytes available for the list of possible suspects. This includes democrats and Republicans.
Since the Ethics Committee does not have jurisdiction to release the report, Matt may opt to take this matter civilly to the courts.
If he does they will bury him. He’s not that stupid.
He might be that stupid Greg, he does approve of that haircut he gets weekly!
For me, it’s the Kadafi eyes. Creepy.
Only if the allegations were true. Biden’s DOJ deemed the witnesses not credible.
No
DOJ dropped the case when it came to trafficking across state lines. There was no evidence of that. That’s the only crime which they could have prosecuted. He can be prosecuted under Florida laws. Your news source sucks.
Not for charges but for ethics, the puke factor bar is lower. Merry Christmas
Yes they do. Merry Christmas
While the list of bullet items appears bad at first glance, specifically the list above from the official congressional report, isn’t this the type of transgressions “all” of these politicians do???
As for ‘leaking’ the report, maybe there’s many other ‘sealed’ reports that should now be released for the viewing pleasure of the public. If not, then why should this report be leaked and not others???
Looks like another political hit-job, something the D-Team seem never be held accountable for.
Never Forget (as per a current sitting Senator): “You can only push people so far!”
Yes! Let’s see what other reports are there, since they have opened Pandora’s box and set a new precedent.
This has all the hallmarks of Russian disinformation.
So, what is different between Gaetz and many other members of congress, I ask you?
The answer is nothing, and I hope he exposes those other slime balls in retaliation.
That’s funny. Not! He’s a spoiled brat.
So do i. Merry Christmas
For those interested follow Mollie Hemingway at the Federalist on X for more info on this. ‘https://x.com/MZHemingway/status/1871211336182485428 She states, “House report on Matt Gaetz relies on witnesses even the corrupt DOJ found completely lacked any credibility whatsoever”. This is why the DOJ did not charge Gaetz of any crime.
Your first problem is who you get your news from. They are hacks and are lying to you (just like the liberal media does)
I’ve seen the text messages…he wouldn’t even pay his hooker on time or enough.
1. Matt Gaetz was being investigated by the DOJ for *sex trafficking a minor across state lines. That’s a federal crime, and they dropped it because of lack of evidence for THAT.
2. The House Ethics Investigation was started on Gaetz because he was approaching colleagues on the floor and showing them personal sex videos, bragging about his conquests (fact), and there were allegations of illegal drug use, prostitution, and statutory rape.
At this point, if he is to be criminally charged, it will be in Florida state.
To repeat, for those interested, we will seek the truth. If O’Biden’s corrupt DOJ had any ounce of proof on anything they would not have hesitated to drag Gaetz through it. Now troll on elsewhere.
It is interesting they use CNN as a “news” source since they are the most “trusted” news source on the planet.
Much of CONservative media isn’t any better.
They were all covering it.
If this was truly a “report”, Gaetz would have been charged with crimes. This is all BS to attempt to interfere with the new administration. This is the same play book the Dems used last time.
Maybe it’s as simple as he just stinks too much for congress. Merry Christmas
Apparently, for Republicans…
Sexual abuse is ok.
Statutory rape is ok.
Sex trafficking is ok.
But don’t you dare try to forgive college loan debt.
Now THAT’S a red line.
Just some Republicans. Not all are. Just like some dems are bad.
Sebastian, it was the Supreme Court that told O’Biden he did not have the authority to write off student loan debt. There is no reason taxpayers should be on the hook for your school loans or any other loans you took out with the promise to pay back. If you choose to get a $$$ degree in a worthless field that does not lead to gainful employment that is your fault and your responsibility.
You thinking that working people’s tax dollars should cover your Gender Studies BA?
I hear that there is a HARPER VALLEY PTA meeting coming up for the Reps. Hopefully we will see one for the Senate too. I have a hunch that Gaetz’s wild child days pale in comparison to the crimes and indiscretions of his accusers. The diddling of the pages, aids and each other on our dime and paying off the victims with our money should be an issue for everyone. The corruption and betrayal of these disgusting people should not be hidden, and a good House Cleaning is definitely in order.
Let’s see…
A leaked report. Which means… not official.
The report is completely based on testimony from a witness the Biden DOJ found to be unreliable.
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Which makes this proof of, well… nothing actually.
Not proof but tons of evidence. They drew a conclusion. That was their job.
They drew a conclusion from an unreliable witness.
Does not make evidence in anyone’s book.
Who cares who leaked it. Needed to be done. Don’t let him near your daughters – or your wives. Go away and stay away. Creep. Good riddance. How your wife stays with you through all of this is a mystery. I’d be gone long ago.
And the real mystery is how Floridians thought he was fit for office to begin with.
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