Former Congressman Matt Gaetz has threatened to “expose” alleged “me too” settlements involving his former colleagues following the House Ethics Committee launched a report it carried out into the accusations of sexual misconduct aimed on the Florida Republican.
The Ethics Committee’s findings are anticipated to develop into public within the subsequent couple of days.
The Department of Justice initially investigated allegations that Gaetz had intercourse with a minor and in the end declined to file prison fees in opposition to him.
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Gaetz calls Ethics investigation a ‘smear marketing campaign’ after resignation
Gaetz, who has persistently denied any wrongdoing, resigned from Congress on November 13 after President-elect Donald Trump nominated him for the position of US Attorney General. However, Gaetz withdrew his identify from consideration only a week later, citing issues over a “needlessly protracted Washington scuffle.”
His resignation quickly delayed the discharge of the Ethics Committee report and sure influenced the collapse of his Cabinet nomination.
“I used to be charged with nothing: FULLY EXONERATED. Not even a marketing campaign finance violation. And the individuals investigating me hated me,” Gaetz mentioned on Wednesday. “Instead, House Ethics will reportedly publish a report on-line that I’ve no alternative to debate or rebut as a former member of the physique.”
The Ethics Committee has not commented on its resolution to launch the report, which incorporates allegations that Gaetz engaged in sexual misconduct, illicit drug use, and bribery. A lady who attended a 2017 celebration with Gaetz testified that she witnessed him having intercourse with a minor, in accordance with her lawyer. The similar lawyer alleged that Gaetz paid the witness and one other lady for intercourse. Gaetz has repeatedly described the investigation as a “smear marketing campaign.”
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Gaetz acknowledged his previous behaviour, posting on X, “It’s embarrassing, although not prison, that I in all probability partied, womanised, drank and smoked greater than I ought to have earlier in life. I stay a unique life now.”