'Sound familiar?' NY Times writer claims Gaetz report mirrors behavior of Trump

A New York Times columnist claimed “repellently sleazy behavior” described in the Ethics Committee's report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz mirrored that of Donald Trump. “There is so much repellently sleazy behavior documented in the House Ethics Committee report about Matt Gaetz that a reader has to stop every few pages to look away and focus on what still seems astounding: This is the man that Donald Trump wanted to be the attorney general of the United States, the highest-ranking law enforcement official in the land, the leader of the Department of Justice.” Firestone wrote. And the violation of Florida’s prostitution law isn’t even the real depravity; the committee took pains to spell out the underlying implication of his actions:’“Representative Gaetz took advantage of the economic vulnerability of young women to lure them into sexual activity for which they received an average of a few hundred dollars after each encounter.’” The report looked into allegations that Gaetz violated many rules of conduct in Congress. It’s not just the contempt for women as disposable commodities for hire or plunder; it’s the contempt for the law.” Firestone detailed claims that Gaetz tried to hinder the investigation into him by not providing requested evidence, blaming others for his situation and claiming Democratic colleagues in Congress have done much worse.