A congressional report released Monday accuses former US Representative Matt Gaetz of participating in drug-fueled sex parties, including with a 17-year-old, and engaging in regular cocaine and ecstasy use. The report, the result of a long-running probe by the House Ethics Committee, alleges Gaetz violated House rules and Florida laws on sexual misconduct. Gaetz denies wrongdoing and maintains his innocence despite the report's findings.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A former US lawmaker who was Donald Trump's first pick to run the Justice Department regularly paid for lurid sex sessions at drug-fueled parties, including with a 17-year-old school girl, according to a scathing congressional report released Monday. Matt Gaetz also regularly used cocaine and ecstasy, and bought marijuana from his Capitol Hill office, said the 37-page document, the culmination of a long-running probe by the House Ethics Committee.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk -- who is Trump's incoming 'efficiency czar' but has inserted himself into all manner of decision-making in the presidential transition process and in congressional politics -- lauded Gaetz as America's 'Hammer of Justice' when he was nominated.'Matt Gaetz has 3 critical assets that are needed for the AG role: a big brain, a spine of steel and an axe to grind,' Musk posted on his social media platform, X.
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