{"id":404881,"date":"2021-04-09T19:58:20","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T23:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=404881"},"modified":"2021-04-09T19:58:23","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T23:58:23","slug":"house-ethics-committee-investigating-rep-matt-gaetz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-ethics-committee-investigating-rep-matt-gaetz\/","title":{"rendered":"House Ethics Committee Investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz"},"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\">14<\/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-ethics-committee-investigating-rep-matt-gaetz%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=404881&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-1202.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>The House Ethics Committee leadership has launched an investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) amidst a sexual misconduct allegation that has emerged in recent weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"27\">\n<p><i><span>The 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, in violation of House Rules, laws, or other standards of conduct. The Committee, pursuant to Committee Rule 18(a), has begun an investigation and will gather additional information regarding the allegations.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Committee notes that the mere fact that it is investigating these allegations, and publicly disclosing its review, does not itself indicate that any violation has occurred, or reflect any judgment on behalf of the Committee. No other public comment will be made on this matter except in accordance with Committee rules.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The New York Times <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/04\/02\/us\/politics\/matt-gaetz-investigation.html\"><span>reported<\/span><\/a><span> earlier this month that Gaetz, 38, is facing a Department of Justice investigation into whether he paid for sex and whether he engaged in sex with a 17-year-old girl. The DOJ investigation <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/03\/30\/us\/politics\/matt-gaetz-sex-trafficking-investigation.html\"><span>reportedly began last year<\/span><\/a><span> and \u201c<\/span><span>grew out of an open investigation into\u201d Joel Greenberg, a former tax collector \u201cwho was indicted last year on a charge of sex trafficking and other counts,\u201d according to The New York Times.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Gaetz has denied wrongdoing, writing in a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/op-eds\/rep-matt-gaetz-oped-the-swamp-is-out-to-drown-me-with-false-charges-but-im-not-giving-up\"><span>Washington Examiner<\/span><\/a><span> op-ed: \u201cI have never, ever paid for sex. And second, I, as an adult man, have not slept with a 17-year-old.\u201d Jilliane Layne Wyant, a top aide to Gaetz, told The Washington Post on Friday: \u201cOnce again, the office will reiterate, these allegations are blatantly false and have not been validated by a single human being willing to put their name behind them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As The Daily Wire previously reported, Gaetz has also alleged that he and his family are the victims of an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-gaetz-names-ex-doj-official-he-claims-tried-to-extort-millions-promised-biden-pardon\"><span>extortion attempt<\/span><\/a><span> by a former official at the Department of Justice. The ex-official, David McGhee, has<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-ex-doj-official-on-gaetzs-allegations-distracting-from-apparent-imminent-indictment\"><span>called the extortion allegation<\/span><\/a><span> \u201ccompletely, totally false.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The ethics committee\u2019s statement was released in close proximity to an announcement about Congressman Tom Reed (R-NY), who faces a separate ethics investigation into an unrelated allegation of sexual misconduct.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Last month, The Washington Post reported that Reed, during a 2017 outing at a pub, was being accused of unhooking the bra of Nicolette Davis, who was at the time a 25-year-old lobbyist. Reed initially said Davis\u2019 account of his actions was inaccurate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Several days later, Reed issued a public apology, said that his personal depiction of the events wasn\u2019t relevant, and said that he had been struggling with alcoholism at the time. He also said that he planned to make amends for actions in his past and help others struggling with addiction.&nbsp;\u201cAs I go forward, I will strive to be a better human being, continue to fight for what I believe in, and to make people\u2019s lives better in any way I can. I hope this formal apology is just the start,\u201d said Reed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House Ethics Committee leadership has launched an investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) amidst a sexual misconduct allegation that has emerged in recent weeks.The Committee is aware of public &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2311949,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-1202.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"House Ethics Committee Investigating Rep. 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