Matt Gaetz Shares Purported Note From Trump After Release Of Scorching Ethics Report
Huff PostLOADING ERROR LOADING Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz on Monday shared a note that he purportedly received from President-elect Donald Trump, posting a photo of the message online after the House Ethics Committee said it found evidence that Gaetz engaged in sexual misconduct and illegal drug use while in Congress. The House Ethics Committee suggested that Gaetz “violated House Rules and other standards of conduct prohibiting prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use, impermissible gifts, special favors or privileges, and obstruction of Congress,” according to the report. The House Ethics Committee wrote that it heard from “over half a dozen witnesses who attended parties, events, and trips with Representative Gaetz from 2017-2020,” including an associate named Joel Greenberg. Greenberg was among the witnesses suggested to be “unreliable” by the Federalist article seen in Monday’s photo from Gaetz, as the DOJ had reportedly worried that he would lack credibility to a jury.