A woman told the House Ethics Committee that she witnessed former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Donald Trump’s AG nominee, having sex with a minor, according to her lawyer.
Joel Leppard, the woman’s attorney, released a statement to ABC News on Friday, demanding the committee release their investigation report into allegations Gaetz had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl and violated sex trafficking laws by traveling with her across state lines. Leppard represents two women who sat with the committee for closed-door testimony. “My client testified to the House Ethics Committee that she witnessed Matt Gaetz having sex with a minor,” Leppard told ABC News.
“As the Senate considers former Rep. Gaetz’s nomination for attorney general, several questions demand answers,” Leppard continued. “What if multiple credible witnesses provided evidence of behavior that would constitute serious criminal violations?” The woman’s attorney pressed: “Democracy demands transparency.
Release the Gaetz Ethics report .” Gaetz resigned from his congressional seat on Wednesday evening, immediately after President-elect Trump tapped the Florida congressman to serve as his attorney general . The resignation arrived just days before the Ethics Committee was scheduled to vote on the release of the investigative report into allegations that he had engaged in sexual misconduct, illicit drug use, and public corruption.
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