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House Ethics panel report accuses Gaetz of 'regularly' paying for sex and using drugs - The Boston Globe

Dec 24, 2024 View Original Article
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    -10% Center

  • Reliability

    50% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    4% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    -38% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : The committee said in June that it was continuing to investigate the allegations that Gaetz may have engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, accepted improper gifts, dispensed special privileges and favors to individuals with whom he had a personal relationship, and sought to obstruct government investigations of his conduct.
46% : The report said that in 2017, Gaetz had "engaged in sexual activity with a 17-year-old girl," who was paid.From 2017 to 2019, the report said, Gaetz used or possessed illegal drugs, including cocaine and ecstasy "on multiple occasions," and accepted lavish gifts, including transportation to and lodging in the Bahamas, in excess of permissible amounts."Rep. Gaetz has acted in a manner that reflects discreditably upon the House," the report stated.
44% : After Trump made public his plans to choose Gaetz as attorney general, senators in both parties quickly called on the committee to release its findings.
41% : "I'm about to get into the fight of my life, and I need your help ASAP.
28% : "Gaetz resigned from Congress on the day last month that Trump tapped him to lead the Justice Department, but the news soon leaked that the secretive House Ethics Committee was poised to release its long-awaited investigation into Gaetz's conduct.

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