US House ethics panel expands investigation of Rep. Matt Gaetz

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Besides allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, the panel also is continuing to look into whether he accepted improper gifts and dispensed special privileges and favors to individuals with whom he had a personal relationship, the committee said.

"There has been a significant and unusual amount of public reporting on the Committee’s activities this Congress. Much of that reporting has been inaccurate," the committee said in its statement.

The panel is also looking into Democratic Representative Henry Cuellar of Texas, after he and his wife were indicted in a bribery case.

Last year, Republican then-Representative George Santos was expelled from Congress after the House Ethics Committee unanimously found that he had filed false or incomplete campaign finance reports, used campaign funds for personal purposes and engaged in fraudulent conduct.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-ethics-panel-expands-investigation-rep-matt-gaetz-2024-06-18/