And now....
https://www.nytimes.com/...s-against-matt-gaetz Rep. Matt Gaetz is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee over allegations including sex trafficking and the improper use of campaign funds.
Friday, April 9, 2021 4:25 PM EST
Though the committee shared few details about its work, the scope appeared to be exceedingly broad and overlap with an ongoing Justice Department inquiry into the third-term congressman.
The decision by the ethics panel could further complicate Mr. Gaetzâs attempts to fight the allegations and remain in his House seat.
In a terse statement disclosing the inquiry, the top Democrat and Republican on the panel wrote that they would seek to determine whether Mr. Gaetz, 38, had violated House rules, the law or âother standards of conduct.â
âThe committee is aware of public allegations that Representative Matt Gaetz may have engaged in sexual misconduct and/or illicit drug use, shared inappropriate images or videos on the House floor, misused state identification records, converted campaign funds to personal use, and/or accepted a bribe, improper gratuity, or impermissible gift,â said the joint statement from Representatives Ted Deutch, Democrat of Florida, and Jackie Walorski, Republican of Indiana.
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