Exclusive: House ethics probe of Gaetz seeks information from DOJ and woman who allegedly had sex with congressman as a minor | CNN Politics
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The House Ethics Committee investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz has reached out to the woman whom the congressman allegedly had sexual relations with when she was a 17-year-old minor, according to a source familiar with the committee’s work.
    • dynamojoe@lemmy.world
      5·
      9 months ago

      Maybe, maybe not. Gaetz has made few friends and many enemies in Washington. They have grudges. They also don’t have to worry about the math: there’s no way his replacement won’t be deep-red GOP. Further, they have recently ejected one of their own despite lack of a criminal conviction - Santos was destroyed by an ethics investigation which gave them cover to vote him out.

      Timing will be interesting though - Gaetz will certainly win reelection. Do they pull the trigger now just to have to welcome him back next January?

    • betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      9 months ago

      …now an adult with an OnlyFans site. Not a good look for the prosecution…

      It’s [idiotic|par for the course] that this is a factor. Should be finding the people who think that matters and push them south until they run out of dry land plus a little beyond.

    • Nougat@kbin.social
      4·
      9 months ago

      His whole thing got sidelined for him, but he broke the rules and empowered the Fuckface Caucus to make the House Republicans look foolish, and they’re coming for their pound of flesh.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      81·
      9 months ago

      I don’t think there is a ‘least creepy’ photo of him.

      The sex with the 17-year-old was, apparently, consensual- or at least no one is saying otherwise- meaning at least one member of the opposite sex actually found him attractive enough to let him put his penis inside her. And that just depresses me.