Matt Gaetz paid for sex, witness tells House Ethics Committee, report says
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} A witness has told the House Ethics Committee that Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz paid her for sex, a report alleges. “The House Ethics Committee has closed four probes into me, which emerged from lies intended solely to smear me,” Gaetz wrote on Monday. The panel said Gaetz has been the subject of an “unusual amount of public reporting.” It added that “much of that reporting has been inaccurate.” Gaetz has rejected all the allegations against him even as the House Ethics Committee continues to investigate. The panel said it would continue to look into allegations that Gaetz “engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use.” The committee said it wouldn’t continue to review claims that Gaetz “may have shared inappropriate images or videos on the House floor, misused state identification records, converted campaign funds to personal use, and/or accepted a bribe or improper gratuity.”