Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) joins Cameo just a day after he announced he was withdrawing his candidacy for attorney general and would not return to Congress in the next Congress.
Gates' new creation cameo account The issue comes as the former lawmaker has recently been in the news following a House Ethics Committee investigation related to allegations of sexual misconduct and illegal drug use.
After President Trump agreed to make Gates attorney general, Gates resigned from Congress, effectively shutting down the investigation and removing it from the House Ethics Committee, which is fighting over whether to release the report. .
Gates strongly denies any wrongdoing.
The committee declined to release the report after Wednesday's meeting because Republicans on the committee voted against releasing it, leaving open the possibility that it could be released at a later date.
Gates was previously investigated by the Justice Department as part of a broader sex trafficking investigation that included charges involving underage women. The department ultimately decided not to press charges, and Gaetz strongly denied any wrongdoing.
Mr. Gates' cameo takes a page out of the playbook of former New York Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., who also spoke out after the House Ethics Committee released a damning report. He also joined the platform after being expelled from the House of Representatives last year. The investigation found that he was suspected of using campaign funds for personal purposes in a “violation of federal criminal law.”
