Summary

The House Ethics Committee found “substantial evidence” that former GOP congressman Matt Gaetz engaged in statutory rape, prostitution, drug use, and obstruction of Congress.

The report alleges Gaetz paid a 17-year-old for sex in 2017. Gaetz denies the claims, citing no criminal charges from a prior DOJ investigation.

He filed for a restraining order to block the report’s release, calling it “unprecedented overreach.”

Despite GOP resistance, the bipartisan committee voted to publish the findings after a four-year probe into alleged misconduct, including payments tied to drug-fueled sex parties.

  • @[email protected]
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    454 hours ago

    Wow, with a glowing record like that, it’s no wonder Trump wanted him for the Attorney General.

    • @pyre
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      84 hours ago

      you might think of course they’re so similar but apparently he was actually not entirely sure about the pick at first because gaetz wasn’t trying to fuck his own daughter, but then he thought close enough.

    • @T00l_shed
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      14 hours ago

      Exactly, that’s what I’ve been saying too! All of this will just make his base more enamored with him.

  • @whotookkarl
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    52 hours ago

    Not enforcing the law is the same as not having the law, the term is decriminalization. Not enforcing the law sets precedence for others to ignore the same law because otherwise you’re setting a double standard. If you don’t hold that person or people accountable then more people will see the same actions as decriminalized. Literally excusing statutory rape is insane, and if the governing bodies writing and enforcing the law won’t do something I’m not surprised some individuals will consider alternate methods to law enforcement.

  • Dem Bosain
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    375 hours ago

    This isn’t news to anybody that’s been paying attention. I want to hear comments from every single one of his associates in Congress that either denied the allegations on his behalf, defended him against the allegations, or voted against releasing this report. I want to know why they were ‘in the dark’ when people across the country outside Congress knew he was guilty.

    On a side note, I’d also like to hear from Google as to why their shitty AI pops up on every single internet search, except when I ask for a list of people that have defended Matt Gaetz over the years. It doesn’t even give up Marjorie Taylor Greene.

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    94 hours ago

    Matt Gaetz ethics report finds ‘substantial evidence’ he participated in statutory rape, prostitution

    And drugs and witness tampering and obstruction of Congress and being gross and skeezy

    • chingadera
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      34 hours ago

      The word some is doing a lot of work here.

  • EleventhHour
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    9 hours ago

    And nothing will be done to give this junkie rapist kiddie-fucker the justice he deserves.

    • ditty
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      339 hours ago

      Even if he doesn’t serve time, I’d like to think he’ll never hold an elected office ever again now at least

      • @[email protected]
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        849 hours ago

        I think sexual misconduct with a minor is a prerequisite for a GOP cantidate, especially in FL. I am sure some have been grandfathered into the GOP prior to this unwritten rule being implemented.

      • @Eldritch
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        157 hours ago

        The Republicans named their favorite house rule after a pedophilic former speaker of the house. They just re elected a convinced rapist and con man. I don’t have your confidence.

      • @[email protected]
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        218 hours ago

        Trump just got reelected after 4 years to think about it. I wouldn’t be too sure that Gaetz is done.

      • EleventhHour
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        178 hours ago

        I do not consider him making several million dollars a year at GOP speaking engagements and hosting Fox News to be considered “justice“.

      • @[email protected]
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        67 hours ago

        There was a time when I would believe that could happen.

        These days, being a criminal (and personally loyal to Trump) seems to be a pre-requisite for being appointed to a cabinet position.

  • kn0wmad1c
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    65 hours ago

    He’s just a murder shy of being the perfect GOP candidate.

  • @recapitated
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    65 hours ago

    MFr looks like a live action dr seuss villain and plays the part.

  • @Coach
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    297 hours ago

    Still not a drag queen.

    Just another Republican.

  • @bokherif
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    13 hours ago

    Time to release the reports on the others. I suppose if the rule of law was actually applied, no one in Congress would be walking free. Every country is being led by scum.

  • @[email protected]
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    24 hours ago

    Why not just out law prosecuting white, rich, powerful, protestant, Anglo-Saxon men who are registered GOP?

    Seems like an easy way to avoid this headache if they are going to do whatever the fuck they want anyway

  • @BetaBlake
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    24 hours ago

    It would be weirder for a Republican politician to not be raping people

  • @JeeBaiChow
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    279 hours ago

    Great. Let’s make him president then!

    /s

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      57 hours ago

      Sssshhhhuuuuutuuuuuuup