New Matt Gaetz Details Emerge Amid House Ethics Report Controversy [View all]
Source: Newsweek
Published Nov 18, 2024 at 3:42 PM EST
Two women are accusing former Florida Representative Matt Gaetz of paying them for sex.Florida attorney Joel Leppard said Gaetz paid through Venmo both of his clients for sex. The two women testified before the House Ethics Committee as well as in the federal investigation. Gaetz, a Republican from Florida, was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to become U.S. attorney general.
"The House was very clear about that and went through each. They essentially put the Venmo payments on the screen and asked about them. And my clients repeatedly testified, 'What was this payment for?' 'That was for sex,'" Leppard said.
Newsweek was directed to text Leppard and sent a message. Newsweek also called Gaetz's office in Washington, D.C. and left a message. Leppard told POLITICO on Sunday that his clients had attended between five to 10 "sex parties" with the former Florida Representative between 2017 and 2018. Gaetz was already in Congress at the time.
Leppard also said one of his clients witnessed Gaetz having sex with another woman who was then 17 years old. They were at a house party in Florida. "She testified [that] in July of 2017, at this house party, she was walking out to the pool area, and she looked to her right, and she saw Rep. Gaetz having sex with her friend, who was 17," Leppard said.
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This is like a prerequisite to be on the "short list" as a nominee.
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