3 Questions About The Gaetz Ethics Report: Beyond the "Substantial Evidence" of Misconduct Findings

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🗓️ 31 December 2024

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Summary

We know that the House Ethics Committee found "substantial evidence" that Matt Gaetz engaged in misconduct in multiple ways. But there are other questions to be answered:

1. Did Gaetz get a full opportunity to tell the Ethics Committee his side of the story?

2. Why did the committee stop short of sanctioning Gaetz?

3. What of the Department of Justice investigation of Gaetz which resulted in no charges being filed?

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0:00.0	It's time for Justice Matters with former federal prosecutor and MSNBC analyst Glenn Kirchner.
0:15.6	Today, Glenn takes on three questions about the Matt Gates House Ethics Report. First, did Matt
0:23.0	Gates have a full opportunity to tell the Ethics Committee his side of the story? Second, why didn't
0:29.8	the House Ethics Committee issue any sanctions? And third, what was the DOJ's role in the investigation?
0:36.9	That's coming up next on Justice Matters.
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1:16.4	Hey all, Glenn Kirshner here. So friends, first off, happy holidays to everyone.
1:23.0	Let's continue to work our way through the Matt Gates House Ethics Committee report.
1:29.8	And before we tackle those three questions, I mentioned in the opening, let's remind ourselves
1:36.9	of the findings entered by the bipartisan House Ethics Committee.
1:43.9	Quote, the committee found substantial evidence of the following.
1:49.7	From at least 2017 to 2020, Representative Matt Gates regularly paid women for engaging in sexual
1:57.1	activity with him. In 2017, Representative Gates engaged in sexual activity with a 17-year-old girl.
2:05.6	During the period, 2017- to 2019, Representative Gates used or possessed illegal drugs, including
2:13.6	cocaine and ecstasy on multiple occasions.
2:18.3	Representative Gates accepted gifts, including transportation and lodging in connection with
2:23.7	a 2018 trip to the Bahamas in excess of permissible amounts.
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