Woman Testified Matt Gaetz Had Sex With Her When She Was 17

Now we know why Donald Trump’s nominee for Attorney General – Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) resigned from Congress so quickly yesterday. The House Ethics Committee was poised to release its report into sex trafficking allegations regarding Gaetz on Friday, and  the woman at the center of the investigation reportedly testified to the committee that the congressman had sex with her when she was 17-years-old. From ABC News:

Over the summer, the House Ethics Committee subpoenaed the woman at the center of the probe — who is now in her 20s — and she sat for multiple days of testimony where she testified to the committee that Gaetz had sex with her when she was a minor in high school, sources close to the investigation said.

The committee has also obtained a sworn written statement by Gaetz’s ex-girlfriend where she lists the Florida congressman as one of the attendees at a party in July 2017 where dugs were present and which was attended by the woman who Gaetz allegedly had sex with when she was a minor, sources said.

The investigation came to a close yesterday when Gaetz immediately resigned his House seat amid the news he would be nominated by Donald Trump for Attorney General. Lawmakers from both political parties have called on the Ethics Committee to release the results of its investigation into Gaetz.

BREAKING: Republican Senator John Cornyn just announced that he would like the House Ethics Committee to release the findings of the Matt Gaetz investigation. It sure looks like Republicans are going to sink one of Trump’s first nominees. pic.twitter.com/si7YZuICOz

— Democratic Wins Media (@DemocraticWins) November 14, 2024

Look, if Rep. Matt Gaetz wants to serve as the highest law enforcement officer in the land, we need to vet him — that’s my job as Senator.

And that includes seeing this House Ethics report on him. That’s exactly what I called for last night. pic.twitter.com/ncsgLz3f2z — Sen. Tammy Baldwin (@SenatorBaldwin) November 14, 2024