Clarissa-Jan Lim is a breaking/trending news blogger for MSNBC Digital. She was previously a senior reporter and editor at BuzzFeed News.
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has made no secret of his public disdain for Rep. Matt Gaetz. But in a recent interview, he went further than ever, appearing to say that Gaetz ended his speakership while trying to prevent an ethics investigation into allegations that the Florida Republican had sexual relations with a 17-year-old, an allegation that Gaetz vehemently denies. “I’ll give you the truth why I’m not speaker.
McCarthy has made similar remarks before, telling CBS News last month that it was 'based on Matt Gaetz trying to stop an ethics complaint.' But he has never spoken so explicitly about the nature of the ethics complaint until now. McCarthy, who resigned from Congress at the end of 2023, also tried to justify his controversial visit to Mar-a-Lago just weeks after he'd publicly denounced former President Donald Trump’s role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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