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Ethics releases Matt Gaetz report: 5 takeaways

The House Ethics Committee released its long-awaited report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz on Monday, ending the committee's nearly three-and-a-half year investigation into the Florida Republican. The 42-page report, which also includes several exhibits, found “substantial evidence” that Gates violated House rules, state and federal law, and, among other things, prostitution, It outlined charges including […]

Live Updates: Ethics Committee releases Gaetz report; Biden commutes death row prisoners

President Biden's decision Monday to commute the sentences of all but three inmates currently on federal death row drew criticism and praise. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) called the move “politically expedient” because Biden removed three of the most notorious criminals from the list. Dylann Roof opened fire on a church in Charleston, South Carolina. and […]

House Ethics Report Accuses Matt Gaetz of Illicit Drug Use, Paying for Sex with 17-Year-Old

The House Ethics Committee on Monday announced the findings of a long-running investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), finding that the Florida congressman had committed “statutory rape, solicitation of prostitutes, and illegal drug use.” He claimed to have found “evidence.” Mr. Gates denies the accusations. ethics committee said The report states: The committee will […]

Gaetz Ethics report finds ‘substantial evidence’ of statutory rape, drug use

The House Ethics Committee has found that former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) paid a 17-year-old high school student for sex when he was 35 years old, used illegal drugs such as cocaine and ecstasy, and obstructed a congressional investigation. It found “substantial evidence” that it did. to his actions. Their conclusion is as follows. The […]

Matt Gaetz’s ethics report may not be the bombshell Democrats were hoping for

The House Ethics Committee released its long-awaited report on former Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz on Monday. Many thought the report would be damning. However, Gaetz was already being investigated for all of the charges detailed in the report and was not indicted by the Biden-Harris Department of Justice. Through it all, Gates remained steadfast […]

Gaetz sues to block release of Ethics Committee report

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) is suing to block the release of the House Ethics Committee's report on his alleged conduct. In a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., Republican lawyers maintain that Gates is innocent, saying the acts detailed in the report are false and that Gates has since left office. […]

Watchdog releases report highlighting the worst ethics violations of 2024

First appearance on Fox: The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT), a conservative ethics watchdog, has released its year-end summary of the worst ethics violations by public servants it surveyed this year in 2024. This year's report focused on ethical violations related to efforts to get elected. The violations range from non-disclosure of financial […]