Ethics Committee Opens Investigations Into Gaetz, Reed For Sexual Misconduct Allegations

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The House Ethics Committee announced Friday that it is officially launching investigations into Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and Tom Reed (R-NY) for various allegations of sexual misconduct.

Gaetz is reportedly under investigation by the Justice Department to determine whether he had sex with and trafficked a minor, an investigation stemming from the indictment of his friend, former Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg, who was indicted last summer on a trafficking charge, among others.

“The Committee is aware of public allegations that Representative Matt Gaetz may have engaged in sexual misconduct and/or illicit drug use, shared inappropriate images or videos on the House floor, misused state identification records, converted campaign funds to personal use, and/or accepted a bribe, improper gratuity, or impermissible gift, in violation of House Rules, laws, or other standards of conduct,” the committee said in a press release.

In the days since news of the DOJ investigation broke, there has been a steady drip of further allegations and reporting, including that Gaetz showed nude pictures of women he’d slept with to other members on the House floor and sent money through Greenberg to women, at least one of whom was a teenager.

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A SECOND ONE???? IS IT FUCKING CHRISTMAS?????