Gaetz Investigation Intensifies Amid Payment Records and Testimony Concerns

The House Ethics Committee obtained records showing former Rep. Matt Gaetz made over $10,000 in Venmo payments to two women who later testified in sexual misconduct probes. The payments, made between 2017 and 2019, were allegedly for sex, according to witness testimony. Gaetz, who resigned from the House after being tapped by Trump for attorney general, has denied wrongdoing, and the Justice Department decided not to charge him after a lengthy investigation. The Ethics Committee is considering releasing its report on Gaetz despite his resignation.