The former Congressman is accused of violating House rules and engaging in potentially criminal activity.
The future of former Congressman Matt Gaetz is unclear after the House Ethics Committee released a report alleging that the Florida Republican committed a host of ethical and potentially criminal infractions including statutory rape .
The report, released on Monday, revealed that the committee found 'substantial evidence that Representative Gaetz violated House rules and other standards of conduct prohibiting prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use, impermissible gifts, special favors or privileges, and obstruction of Congress.' Gaetz resigned from Congress immediately after being nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as U.S. attorney general last month. While the release of the report was temporarily blocked by Gaetz's resignation, the allegations prompted doubts about his ability to be confirmed to Trump's Cabinet by the U.S. Senate. He ultimately withdrew from consideration one week after being nominated. Gaetz said during a Turning Point USA event in Arizona on Sunday that he could be a candidate in the 2026 Florida gubernatorial election, become a special counsel and 'go after' his former House colleagues or run for the soon-to-be-vacant Florida U.S. Senate seat of Marco Rubio, Trump's nominee for U.S. secretary of state. 'My friend Steve Bannon and others have suggested that I return to the House of Representatives on January 3rd,' Gaetz added. 'But I would remind Steve, when he got out of prison, he didn't punch a guard on the way out. For the moment, I'll enjoy being one of you.' Since Gaetz is no longer a U.S. House member, he cannot be punished for any ethical violations in the chamber
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