{"id":2383277,"date":"2024-12-24T06:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T11:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-releases-matt-gaetz-ethics-report-after-his-11th-hour-move-fails\/"},"modified":"2024-12-24T06:58:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T11:58:26","slug":"house-releases-matt-gaetz-ethics-report-after-his-11th-hour-move-fails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-releases-matt-gaetz-ethics-report-after-his-11th-hour-move-fails\/","title":{"rendered":"House Releases Matt Gaetz Ethics Report After His 11th-Hour Move Fails"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-releases-matt-gaetz-ethics-report-after-his-11th-hour-move-fails%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2383277&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The House Ethics Committee has released a report\u2064 detailing allegations against former Florida \u200bRepublican Rep. Matt Gaetz, accusing him of serious misconduct, including paying for sex with a \u2064minor and other ethical violations. \u200dThe\u2063 report\u2064 states that \u2063between 2017 \u2062and 2020,\u200c gaetz regularly paid women for \u2063sexual activities, including an encounter with a 17-year-old\u2062 girl, and reportedly used illegal drugs. Additional allegations include accepting\u200c excessive gifts \u200crelated to a\u2064 trip to the Bahamas and improperly assisting a woman\u2064 with a passport submission.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063committee&#8217;s findings \u2063suggest that Gaetz actively obstructed the investigation \u2063into his conduct and acted in a manner that discredits the House. despite typically not releasing reports on former members, \u2063the committee decided to\u2062 publish \u2063the findings \u200cdue to the public \u2062interest, \u200cespecially after\u200c Gaetz \u200bfiled a \u200clawsuit attempting to prevent the report&#8217;s release.Gaetz \u200cdenies all\u2064 allegations, claiming that the committee&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">actions\u2063 violate internal rules<\/a> and \u2063his constitutional rights. The report concludes there is considerable evidence\u200b he\u200b violated House\u2064 rules and various laws, including laws against prostitution and statutory rape.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Members of the House Ethics Committee released a report Monday on now-former Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, contending that he paid for sex with a minor and committed other ethics violations, some of which allegedly rise to the level of criminal activity.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/ethics.house.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Committee-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> asserted that Gaetz &ldquo;regularly paid women for engaging in sexual activity with him&rdquo; between 2017 and 2020, including an incident during which he &ldquo;engaged in sexual activity with a 17-year-old girl.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He also allegedly &ldquo;used or possessed illegal drugs, including cocaine and ecstasy,&rdquo; on multiple occasions between 2017 and 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The now-former representative reportedly &ldquo;accepted gifts, including transportation and lodging in connection with a 2018 trip to the Bahamas, in excess of permissible amounts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The committee further alleged that Gaetz &ldquo;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.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The report claimed the now-former representative &ldquo;knowingly and willfully sought to impede and obstruct the Committee&rsquo;s investigation of his conduct,&rdquo; while acting &ldquo;in a manner that reflects discreditably upon the House.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Gaetz for the position of U.S. attorney general shortly after his November victory.<\/p>\n<p>However, Gaetz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ax-grind-matt-gaetz-speaks-rough-process-led-withdraw-ag-consideration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">withdrew<\/a> from that process and resigned his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/matt-gaetz-will-not-trumps-next-attorney-general-former-representative-makes-stunning-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House<\/a> seat last month.<\/p>\n<p>Ethics reports are not usually released for former members of the House, a fact which the House Ethics Committee acknowledged.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Committee has typically not released its findings after losing jurisdiction in a matter,&rdquo; the report said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;However, there are a few prior instances where the Committee has determined that it was in the public interest to release its findings even after a Member&rsquo;s resignation from Congress,&rdquo; the document continued. &ldquo;The Committee does not do so lightly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The decision to publish the report came after Gaetz filed a lawsuit on Monday asking a federal judge to block the release of the document, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/matt-gaetz-lawsuit-ethics-report-release-232ca2fb?mod=hp_lead_pos1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz denies all wrongdoing and &ldquo;in his suit said making the report public would run afoul of the committee&rsquo;s internal rules to stop investigating House lawmakers once they leave Congress, violating his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brown-university-creates-new-sexual-misconduct-policy-designed-to-deny-due-process\/\" title=\"Brown University Creates New Sexual Misconduct Policy Designed To Deny Due Process\">constitutional due process rights<\/a>,&rdquo; per the Journal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/couldnt-thrilled-matt-gaetz-announces-beginning-brand-new-career\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaetz<\/a> meanwhile sued for defamation and requested a temporary restraining order to stop the release of the document during the court process.<\/p>\n<p>The ethics report concluded &ldquo;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.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Among other statutes Gaetz allegedly violated, the report noted that &ldquo;it is a felony for a person 24 years of age or older to engage in sexual activity with a 16- or 17-year-old&rdquo; under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-white-house-doesnt-care-if-parents-know-their-daughters-are-victims-of-sex-crimes\/\" title=\"The White House Doesn\u2019t Care If Parents Know Their Daughters Are Victims Of Sex Crimes\">statutory rape law<\/a> in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Those charged with the offense &ldquo;may not claim ignorance or misrepresentation of the minor&rsquo;s age as a defense,&rdquo; per the report.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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Matt Gaetz, alleging that he paid for sex with a minor and committed various ethics violations, some potentially criminal. The report claimed Gaetz &#8220;frequently compensated women for sexual encounters&#8221; from 2017 to 2020, including an incident involving a 17-year-old girl. It also stated he &#8220;used or possessed illegal drugs&#8221; like cocaine and ecstasy multiple times between 2017 and 2019. Additionally, Gaetz allegedly accepted gifts exceeding allowable limits during a trip to the Bahamas in 2018 and arranged for his Chief of Staff to help a woman he was involved with obtain a passport under false pretenses. The report concluded there was significant evidence of violations of House Rules, state and federal laws related to prostitution, statutory rape, drug use, improper gift acceptance, special favors provision, and obstruction of Congress<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2383278,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Matt-Gaetz-4.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[47336,45005,32304,32688,32603],"class_list":["post-2383277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-11th-hour-move","tag-ethics-report","tag-house-of-representatives","tag-matt-gaetz","tag-political-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Matt-Gaetz-4.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2383277"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383277\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2383281,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383277\/revisions\/2383281"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2383278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2383277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2383277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2383277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}