House ethics committee contacts minor from Matt Gaetz 'sex trafficking' probe: report
Raw StoryThe woman who was 17 at the time when she allegedly had sexual relations with Rep. Matt Gaetz has been contacted by the House Ethics Committee, according to CNN citing a source. The GOP-led committee, chaired by Rep. Michael Guest, has been investigating Gaetz and recently began conducting interviews of "multiple new witnesses" suggesting it is ramping up its fact-finding efforts. In recent days, the committee has not only fanned out to question witnesses as part of the Justice Department's sex trafficking crime investigation into the Florida congressman, but also to figure out if the Florida pol committed lobbying violations, reports ABC News. Gaetz, who saw to ousting former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy out of the job and Washington, has reportedly accused McCarthy of causing the committee's heating up of the investigation.