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December 24, 2024 at 5:54 PM

Matt Gaetz responds to scathing House Ethics Committee report

The former congressman vehemently denied the allegations from the House Ethics report, including that it found “substantial evidence” that he had sex with a 17-year-old in 2017.
December 24, 2024 at 5:54 PM
VIDEO: Matt Gaetz responds to scathing House Ethics Committee report
December 24, 2024 at 3:39 AM

House Ethics report finds 'substantial evidence' Gaetz violated statutory rape law

A House Ethics Committee report found "substantial evidence" that former Rep. Matt Gaetz had sex with a 17-year-old in 2017 in violation of Florida's statutory rape law.
December 24, 2024 at 3:39 AM
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz speaks ahead of a visit by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump during the AmericaFest 2024 conference in Phoenix, Arizona, Dec. 22, 2024.
December 24, 2024 at 3:31 AM

Matt Gaetz accused in bombshell report

Gaetz was the first pick for attorney general in President-elect Donald Trump's second administration.
December 24, 2024 at 3:31 AM
VIDEO: Matt Gaetz accused in bombshell report
December 23, 2024 at 9:40 PM

Matt Gaetz ‘has a real problem’: Former GOP congressman

Charlie Dent, senior adviser for Our Republican Legacy and former Florida congressman, discusses the House Ethics Committee’s report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz.
December 23, 2024 at 9:40 PM
VIDEO: Matt Gaetz ‘has a real problem’: Former GOP congressman
December 23, 2024 at 8:50 PM

House Ethics report finds 'substantial evidence' Gaetz violated statutory rape law

ABC News’ Olivia Rubin and Will Steakin discuss the headlines from the House Ethics Committee’s report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz.
December 23, 2024 at 8:50 PM
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December 23, 2024 at 4:37 PM

House Ethics Committee releases Gaetz report

The committee released the report on former Congressman Matt Gaetz on Monday finding "substantial evidence" that Gaetz violated Florida's statutory rape law.
December 23, 2024 at 4:37 PM
VIDEO: House Ethics Committee releases Gaetz report
December 23, 2024 at 4:30 PM

Florida state attorney ‘not surprised’ by Gaetz report

State attorney for Palm Beach County Dave Aronberg discusses the report into former Rep. Mat Gaetz that is expected to be released by the House Ethics Committee.
December 23, 2024 at 4:30 PM
VIDEO: Florida state attorney ‘not surprised’ by Gaetz report
December 20, 2024 at 1:57 PM

Gaetz allegedly flew 2 women to New York, paid them for sex: Attorney

Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, allegedly paid for two women in 2019 to travel to New York to have sex, a lawyer for the women says.
December 20, 2024 at 1:57 PM
Republican Representative Matt Gaetz speaks at a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump in Henderson, Nev., Oct. 31, 2024.
December 19, 2024 at 8:48 PM

House Ethics Committee expected to release Gaetz report: Sources

The House Ethics Committee is expected to release its report on Matt Gaetz before the holidays, after quietly voted earlier this month to release it, sources say.
December 19, 2024 at 8:48 PM
Matt Gaetz speaks during the third day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisc., July 17, 2024.
December 19, 2024 at 1:16 AM

The big story: House panel expected to release Gaetz report

Plus, Republican members of the House are calling for a probe of former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney.
December 19, 2024 at 1:16 AM
The big story: House panel expected to release Gaetz report
December 18, 2024 at 9:56 PM

Former GOP congressman ‘not at all shocked’ by vote to release Gaetz report

Charlie Dent, senior adviser for Our Republican Legacy and former Florida congressman, discusses the House Ethics Committee’s decision to release its report of former Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida.
December 18, 2024 at 9:56 PM
VIDEO: House Ethics Committee set to release Gaetz report after holding secret vote
December 18, 2024 at 4:32 PM

House Ethics Committee set to release Gaetz report

Sources tell ABC News that the House Ethics Committee has voted to release its report on former Congressman Matt Gaetz. ABC News' Jay O'Brien reports.
December 18, 2024 at 4:32 PM
VIDEO: House Ethics Committee set to release Gaetz report
December 6, 2024 at 12:00 AM

House Republicans kill effort to force the release of Gaetz's ethics report

The House killed resolutions Thursday that would have forced the Ethics Committee to release its report and preserve records about Gaetz investigation. 
December 6, 2024 at 12:00 AM
Rep. Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida, speaks during the third day of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 17, 2024.
December 3, 2024 at 8:10 PM

Casten introduces new privileged resolution to force release of Gaetz report

Democrat Casten introduced an updated privileged resolution to try to force the bipartisan Ethics Committee to release its report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz.
December 3, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Representative Sean Casten attends a news conference on the US Securities and Exchange Commission climate rule in Washington, Mar. 6, 2024.
December 3, 2024 at 7:43 PM

Gaetz has withdrawn, but Democrats will keep pushing for release of ethics report

Even though Gaetz has withdrawn from consideration to be Trump's attorney general, Democrats will continue to try to force the Ethics Committee to release its report..
December 3, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Representative Sean Casten, a Democrat from Illinois, during a news conference on the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) climate rule in Washington, Mar. 6, 2024.
1 month ago

Gaetz on his plans for the future

President-elect Donald Trump chose Pam Bondi to replace Matt Gaetz as his pick for U.S. attorney general. Plus, a Texas board approved a new K-5 curriculum that allows Bible teachings in classrooms.
1 month ago
VIDEO: ABC NEWS LIVE REPORTS 530p 11/22/2024
1 month ago

‘Unusual,’ ‘inappropriate’: Rep. Ivey on Johnson’s stance on the ethics report

Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Md., criticized Speaker Mike Johnson for saying the report should not be released on "This Week Live."
1 month ago
‘Unusual,’ ‘inappropriate’: Rep. Ivey on Johnson’s stance on the ethics report
1 month ago

Process to replace Matt Gaetz could cut into House GOP's narrow majority

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has set dates for a special election to replace Matt Gaetz. The timeline will leave his seat vacant in the incoming Congress for several weeks.
1 month ago
Matt Gaetz arrives before President-elect Donald Trump speaks during an America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Nov. 14, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla.
1 month ago

Can Matt Gaetz return to Congress after withdrawing as AG pick?

Matt Gaetz withdrew his bid to serve as attorney general in the next Trump administration, but can he go back to his old job as a member of Congress?
1 month ago
Rep. Matt Gaetz speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Mar. 12, 2024.
1 month ago

Matt Gaetz says he doesn't plan on returning to Congress

Matt Gaetz says he will not return to Congress after withdrawing his name from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general.
1 month ago
Rep. Matt Gaetz departs after speaking during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2024, at the National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Md., Feb. 23, 2024.
1 month ago

Matt Gaetz says he won't return to Congress

Matt Gaetz says he will not return to Congress after withdrawing his name from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Matt Gaetz says he won't return to Congress
1 month ago

Matt Gaetz AG nomination: Timeline

In the span of eight days, Matt Gaetz went from a re-elected House member to an embattled attorney general pick who withdrew his nomination amid multiple scandals.
1 month ago
Rep. Matt Gaetz attends a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 4, 2019.
1 month ago

Pam Bondi named as new AG pick after Gaetz drops out

President-elect Donald Trump chose former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi to replace Matt Gaetz for U.S. attorney general.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Pam Bondi named as new AG pick after Gaetz drops out
1 month ago

Matt Gaetz withdraws from consideration as Donald Trump's attorney general

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz announced Thursday he is withdrawing his name from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general.
1 month ago
President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz closes a door to a private meeting with Vice President-elect JD Vance and Republican Senate Judiciary Committee members, at the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 20, 2024.
1 month ago

Matt Gaetz pulls out of consideration as Donald Trump's attorney general

The former congressman said he didn't want to be a "distraction" for the administration. His nomination was rocked by allegations that he paid a 17-year-old for sex, which he denied.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Matt Gaetz pulls out of consideration as Donald Trump's attorney general
1 month ago

What Matt Gaetz dropping out means for the Trump transition

Matt Gaetz dropped out of nomination for Attorney General amid a sexual misconduct scandal, plus AMC tells 'Wicked' fans not to sing during the movie.
1 month ago
VIDEO: ABC NEWS LIVE REPORTS 530p 11/21/2024
1 month ago

Republican Senators react to Gaetz withdrawing from AG nomination

GOP Sen. Kevin Cramer said there was "a sense of relief" after Matt Gaetz made his statement resigning from the attorney general nomination.
1 month ago
GOP Sen. Kevin Cramer said there was "a sense of relief" after Matt Gaetz made his statement resigning from the attorney general nomination.
1 month ago

Rep. Casten continues push for ethics report release following Gaetz withdrawal

Illinois democratic Congressman Sean Casten suggests he's not withdrawing resolution to force release of Matt Gaetz Ethics report following Gaetz withdrawal to be Trump's attorney general.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Rep. Casten continues push for ethics report release following Gaetz withdrawal
1 month ago

Gaetz is out. Will Trump's other Cabinet picks be confirmed?

Matt Gaetz has withdrawn, but will other Trump Cabinet nominees have trouble with confirmation?
1 month ago
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1 month ago

Matt Gaetz withdraws his name to be Trump's attorney general

"It is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition," Gaetz wrote in a post on X.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Matt Gaetz withdraws his name to be Trump's attorney general
1 month ago

House Ethics Committee votes against releasing Matt Gaetz investigation

After more than two hours of debate behind closed doors on Wednesday, Republicans on the ethics committee voted against releasing the report.
1 month ago
VIDEO: House Ethics Committee votes against releasing Matt Gaetz investigation
1 month ago

Ethics Committee Republicans block release of Gaetz report

Members of the House Ethics Committee deadlocked along party lines on whether to release its report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz as Gaetz visited with Republican Senators who will decide his fate.
1 month ago
Ethics Committee Republicans block release of Gaetz report
1 month ago

Democrats try to force Ethics Committee to release Gaetz report

Bipartisan House Ethics Committee were deadlocked along party lines on whether to release a report on its investigation of Matt Gaetz, Trump's attorney general pick.
1 month ago
House Ethics Committee Chairman Rep. Michael Guest departs from a House Ethics Committee closed-door meeting in the Longworth House Office Building, Nov. 20, 2024, in Washington.
1 month ago

'Kavanaugh on steroids': Gaetz, Vance meet with GOP senators amid questions

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz met with senators on Capitol Hill on Wednesday alongside Vice President-elect JD Vance.
1 month ago
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, the President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Attorney General walks alongside Vice President-elect JD Vance as they arrive for meetings with Senators at the U.S. Capitol, Nov. 20, 2024, in Washington.
1 month ago

House Ethics Committee votes against releasing Gaetz report

Rep. Matt Gaetz is not the only Cabinet pick from President-elect Donald Trump facing scrutiny.
1 month ago
VIDEO: ABC NEWS LIVE REPORTS 530p 11/20/2024
1 month ago

House Ethics Committee voted against releasing Gaetz report: Source

The House Ethics Committee voted against releasing its report on Matt Gaetz after multiple rounds of votes Wednesday, a source familiar with its meeting told ABC News.
1 month ago
VIDEO: House Ethics Committee voted against releasing Gaetz report: Source
1 month ago

Trump stands by Matt Gaetz after tapping him for AG pick

The bipartisan House Ethics Committee will meet Wednesday to decide whether to vote to release their report on Matt Gaetz and allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Trump stands by Matt Gaetz after tapping him for AG pick
1 month ago

Congress could go around Ethics Committee if it doesn't release Gaetz report

House members could use some unusual -- though not unprecedented -- means to get the Gaetz report if the Ethics Committee decides not to release it.
1 month ago
The Capitol is pictured at sunset on Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 18, 2024.
1 month ago

Gaetz sent $10K in payments to 2 women who testified in House probe, records suggest

The House Ethics Committee has records showing Matt Gaetz allegedly paid more than $10,000 to two women who later testified in front of the panel, ABC News has learned.
1 month ago
The House Ethics Committee has records showing Matt Gaetz allegedly paid more than $10,000 to two women who later testified in front of the panel, ABC News has learned.
1 month ago

Gaetz sent $10K in payments to 2 women who testified in House probe, records suggest

The House Ethics Committee has records showing Matt Gaetz allegedly paid more than $10,000 to two women who later testified in front of the panel, ABC News has learned.
1 month ago
Matt Gaetz talks before President-elect Donald Trump speaks during an America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Nov. 14, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla.
1 month ago

Lawyer says his 2 clients told House Ethics Committee that Gaetz paid them for sex

An attorney for two women who testified before the House Ethics panel tells ABC News in an interview that former Rep. Matt Gaetz paid both his adult clients for sex.
1 month ago
Rep. Matt Gaetz departs after speaking during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2024, at the National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Md., Feb. 23, 2024.
1 month ago

Trump stands by Matt Gaetz

Trump said he is not reconsidering his nomination of former Rep. Matt Gaetz for attorney general, despite many Republican senators calling for a House Ethics Committee report to be released.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Trump stands by Matt Gaetz
1 month ago

Senators say there are other ways to vet Gaetz without ethics report

Sen. John Cornyn seemed to suggest one way info about Gaetz could come out is by calling those associated with the allegations to appear before the Judiciary Committee.
1 month ago
Rep. Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida, speaks during the third day of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 17, 2024.
1 month ago

Matt Gaetz faces sexual misconduct allegations

Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. attorney general, denies wrongdoing after facing sexual misconduct allegations. “Nightline” co-anchor Juju Chang explains.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Matt Gaetz faces sexual misconduct allegations
1 month ago

Hacker stole documents used in civil case connected to Gaetz: Sources

A hacker gained access to an online document-sharing file between attorneys involved in a civil lawsuit brought by a close friend of former Rep. Matt Gaetz, sources say.
1 month ago
Rep. Matt Gaetz  is seen outside the U.S. Capitol after the last votes before the August recess, July 25, 2024.
1 month ago

Firestorm continues over Matt Gaetz for AG pick

An attorney representing two women who testified before the House Ethics Committee says former Rep. Matt Gaetz paid both of his adult clients for sex.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Firestorm continues over Matt Gaetz for AG pick
1 month ago

2 women claim Gaetz paid them for sex: Attorney

ABC News’ Juju Chang speaks with Joel Leppard, the attorney who represents two women claiming they were paid for sexual encounters with attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz.
1 month ago
2 women claim Gaetz paid them for sex: Attorney
1 month ago

Matt Gaetz paid 2 women for sex, their lawyer told ABC News

An attorney representing two women who testified before the House Ethics Committee claimed in an ABC News interview that former Rep. Matt Gaetz paid them for sex.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Matt Gaetz paid 2 women for sex, their lawyer told ABC News
1 month ago

New details on Gaetz accusations

Our Big Story panel weighs in on the latest headlines.
1 month ago
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1 month ago

Lawyer says his 2 clients told House Ethics Committee that Gaetz paid them for sex

Florida attorney Joel Leppard told ABC News' Juju Chang that one of his clients witnessed former Rep. Matt Gaetz having sex with a woman -- who was then 17 years old -- at a house party in Florida.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Lawyer says his 2 clients told House Ethics Committee that Gaetz paid them for sex