Matt Gaetz: Ex-Trump attorney general pick paid women for sex, including with a 17-year-old girl, US House report finds

The House Ethics Committee's report found "substantial evidence" that former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz violated House rules, state and federal laws, and ethical standards prohibiting prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use, and obstruction of Congress.
The committee also alleged that the 42-year-old accepted luxury travel gifts exceeding legal limits, citing a 2018 trip to the Bahamas.
The report stated: "From 2017 to 2020, Representative Gaetz made tens of thousands of dollars in payments to women that the Committee determined were likely linked to sexual activity and/or drug use."
Gaetz, who denies any wrongdoing, sought a restraining order to block the release of the report, calling it an "unconstitutional" move to assert jurisdiction over a private citizen. His filing argued the report contained "potentially defamatory allegations" and violated the committee's own rules.
Last month, the Trump ally withdrew his name from consideration for the position of U.S. attorney general, citing concerns that his candidacy had become a distraction during the transition of Donald Trump’s administration into the White House.