Matt Gaetz Tries To Block Release Of House Ethics Report As News Outlets Reveal Salacious Details Of Its Findings

Matt Gaetz, the former congressman and future One America News host, is seeking to block the House Ethics Committee‘s release of a report that details his alleged conduct, including drug use and having sex with minors.

CBS News was the first to report on the Ethics Committee report, expected to be released as soon as today, including that Gaetz paid for sex, including with a 17 year old girl, and purchased and used drugs.

“The Committee determined there is substantial evidence that Representative Gaetz violated House Rules and other standards of conduct prohibiting prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use, impermissible gifts, special favors or privileges, and obstruction of Congress,” the report stated, according to the network.

Gaetz was President-elect Donald Trump’s initial pick to serve as attorney general. But the Florida congressman dropped out about a week later in the face of GOP Senate opposition and calls for the bipartisan Ethics Committee to release the report.

Gaetz, who was re-elected to another term in November, has since announced that he will host a nightly show for One America News Network next month.

Gaetz filed suit against the committee this morning, claiming that its release was outside its jurisdiction because he is now a private citizen.

“The Committee’s apparent intention to release its report after explicitly acknowledging it lacks jurisdiction over former members, its failure to follow constitutional notions of due process, and failure to adhere to its own procedural rules and precedent represents an unprecedented overreach that threatens fundamental constitutional rights and established procedural protections,” Gaetz’s attorneys wrote in the filing.

In the filing, Gaetz denies the allegations.

His attorneys wrote, “Once released, the damage to Plaintiff’s reputation and professional standing would be immediate, severe and irreversible, particularly because: a. The Committee’s findings would carry the imprimatur of official Congressional action; b. Media coverage would be immediate and widespread; c. The allegations would permanently remain in the public record.”

According to CBS News, the report claims that Gaetz paid more than $90,000 to 12 different women. The committee concluded that the payments “were likely in connection with sexual activity and/or drug use.”

“Victim A recalled receiving $400 in cash from Representative Gaetz that evening, which she understood to be payment for sex,” the committee wrote, per CBS News. “Victim A said that she did not inform Representative Gaetz that she was under 18 at the time, nor did he ask her age.”