posted December 23, 2024 02:33 PM            

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A yearslong House Ethics Committee investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz found “substantial evidence” that the Florida Republican committed statutory rape, solicited prostitutes and used illegal drugs, according to a copy of the report obtained by POLITICO.

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The Department of Justice also investigated these very serious allegations, but did not charge Matt Gaetz:

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The Ethics Committee investigation did not find “sufficient evidence” to show that Gaetz violated federal sex trafficking laws — an accusation that the Justice Department had also investigated. The DOJ did not charge Gaetz.

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posted December 23, 2024 02:37 PM            

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Gaetz has repeatedly denied that he broke any laws. “These claims would be destroyed in court — which is why they were never made in any court against me,” he told POLITICO Friday morning.

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posted December 23, 2024 02:43 PM            

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Originally posted by Dhyana:
Matt Gaetz has not been prosecuted by the DOJ regarding these allegations, nor has he been tried or found guilty in a court of law.

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posted December 23, 2024 02:55 PM            

Matt Gaetz led the removal of Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker. McCarthy retaliated by instigating the House Ethics investigation against Gaetz.

posted December 23, 2024 03:04 PM            

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The report, instigated by former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy as retribution for Gaetz removing him from his position, said there was “evidence” that Gaetz had sex with a 17-year-old girl at a party in July 2017. Gaetz has repeatedly denied the allegations and blasted back against the leaked report: “These claims would be destroyed in court — which is why they were never made in any court against me.”

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posted December 23, 2024 03:26 PM            

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“Giving funds to someone you are dating – that they didn’t ask for – and that isn’t ‘charged’ for sex is now prostitution?!?”‘ he asked incredulously in one post. “There is a reason they did this to me in a Christmas Eve-Eve report and not in a courtroom of any kind where I could present evidence and challenge witnesses.”

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posted December 23, 2024 03:28 PM            

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Gaetz attached a screenshot of the transcript of a deposition with one women who said that she “never charged anyone anything,” and that “it [money] was just given.”

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posted December 23, 2024 04:19 PM            

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“ANOTHER ONE of the ethics witnesses who was an alleged ‘prostitute’ claims she was indeed NOT when actually pressed in a deposition,” he wrote. “This won’t be in the “ethics” report because of course.”

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http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/12/update-matt-gaetz-responds-house-ethics-committee-report/

posted December 24, 2024 03:12 PM            

Matt Gaetz has been one of the most prominent and consistent critics of the Deep State’s abuse of power, whether at the FBI, the CIA, NSA, or the Pentagon. Gaetz has been critical of the Deep State’s bogus contracts with members of Congress, paying off people around the world, money laundering in Ukraine in the Ukraine war, and certain aspects of over involvement in Middle East conflicts.

Additionally, it’s not a coincidence that the House Ethics Committee investigation occurred after Gaetz effected Kevin McCarthy’s removal as Speaker of the House. And, that personal friends of McCarthy are members of the committee.

Regarding the process of the committee’s investigation, Gaetz hasn’t had a chance to meaningfully respond, he wasn’t allowed to have meaningful participation in the process, the process wasn’t transparent, and the committee wasn’t unbiased or unprejudiced. In fact, the investigation was instigated by and personal payback from Kevin McCarthy.

posted December 24, 2024 03:13 PM            

In 85% to 90% of members, there exists much more damaging data. There are numerous secret settlements for sexual harassment involving members. None of them have been made public.

Published reports on members of Congress in nine times out of 10 involve dissidents or critics of the establishment in significant ways.

posted December 24, 2024 07:26 PM            

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The report comes years after DOJ dropped its investigation into the same claims on the grounds that the two central witnesses had serious credibility issues. Yet these are the same two central witnesses the House Ethics Committee has relied on for its critical report of Gaetz...

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posted December 24, 2024 07:33 PM            

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Originally posted by Randall:
When members of Congress don’t tow the lines, allegations of harassment (or worse) are made up. Gaetz told them all to f*ck themselves. He would have been an incredible AG!

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posted December 24, 2024 09:24 PM            

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...the accuser is in prison for making the same false sex-with-minors accusation against someone else.

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http://gettr.com/post/p3fa8y26c31

posted December 24, 2024 10:17 PM            

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Originally posted by Dhyana:
@MZHemingway at the Federalist looked into the details of the allegations and found:

http://gettr.com/post/p3fa8y26c31

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