Out front next, the Sorted text messages the House Ethics Committee releases its long-awaited report on Matt Gates, the evidence they reveal, and a member of the committee is our guest.

Plus, Luigi Mangione accused of assassinating a CEO back in court to enter a plea today, with his attorney blasting the police and New York City's

mayor for using her client as, quote, political fodder. And the breaking news, former president

Bill Clinton in the hospital tonight, who are just getting new information about his health.

Let's go up front. Good evening, everyone. I'm Kate Baldwin, in for Aaron Burnett. Outfront

tonight, sex, drugs, and a minor.

A bombshell report released by the House Ethics Committee, reams of evidence released, including text messages that reveal for the first time the full scope of former Congressman Matt Gates's sex scandal.

According to the report put out just this morning,

Gates, who was Trump's nominee for Attorney General before stepping aside, allegedly paid

multiple women for sex, including a 17-year-old while he was a sitting member of Congress,

and also did illegal drugs while in office.

Well, tonight, a slew of text messages that suggest Gates wasn't always so willing to pay up.

There's a lot here.

Here's one exchange.

A woman writing, so I'm not going to be taken care of this.

I'm not going to be taken care of for last week.

Gates allegedly responds, I gave you 250 today. I figured redacted would pay for your Uber. Last week, you gave me a drive-by.

In another exchange between women who say they met with Gates, a woman starts complaining and a message this. Quote, Matt never paid me. How much did he pay you? The other woman

responds, WTF. He gave me 400.

And Gates's then girlfriend, also messaging with some of the women who were typically paid for sex,

according to this report, quote, the guys, Representative Gates and Mr. Greenberg, his associate,

wanted me to share that they are a little

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