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House Ethics Committee found Matt Gaetz likely paid vulnerable 17-year-old for sex

Ellsworth Toohey
Nov 18, 2025
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Heather Cox Richardson’s November 16, 2025 Letters from an American newsletter highlights a disturbing story reported by Michael Schmidt in The New York Times: the House Ethics Committee found that ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) likely paid a vulnerable 17-year-old for sex. The girl, homeless and working at McDonald’s to af…

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