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Rep. Matt Gaetz speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, on Feb. 26. | ERIN SCHAFF/THE NEW YORK TIMES
REUTERS Apr 10, 2021
Washington – The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives Ethics Committee said on Friday it has opened an investigation into Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz involving allegations including possible sexual misconduct and illicit drug use.
The panel’s Democratic chairman and top Republican said in a joint statement they had become “aware of public allegations” that Gaetz, one of former President Donald Trump’s most prominent supporters in Congress, may have violated “House rules, laws or other standards of conduct.”
Gaetz tells Trump supporters heâs a champion of women, scoffs at âsmearsâ
Many of the attendees at Fridayâs event said they donât believe the allegations against Gaetz are true.
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Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) speaks at A Woman for American First event, Friday, April 9, 2021, in Doral, Fla. The House Ethics Committee has opened an investigation of Florida congressman Matt Gaetz, citing reports of sexual and other misconduct by the Florida Republican. [ MARTA LAVANDIER | AP ]
By Bianca Padró Ocasio
Updated 2 hours ago
DORAL â On the same day the U.S. House Ethics Committee announced it was investigating his conduct, U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz spoke to a conference of fierce supporters at the Trump National Doral resort, vowing he would fight allegations against him, which he claimed were part of a âdeep stateâ smear campaign to silence him.
Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz was defiant at a Women for America First event at Trump National Doral Friday night. The U.S. House Ethics Committee announced earlier in the day its staff launched an investigation into whether Rep. Gaetz violated house policy when it comes to bribes, gifts, and gratuity. Gaetz has also been accused of being connected to a.