Gaetz Report
The House Ethics Committee released its 42-page report on former Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL) Monday.
The report found “substantial evidence” that Gaetz paid women (and a 17-year-old girl) for “engaging in sexual activity” and used illegal drugs like ecstasy and cocaine while he was a U.S. Representative.
The committee, which has an equal number of Democrats and Republicans, secretly voted to release the report earlier this month, a rare move since Gaetz is no longer a Representative (he resigned after President-elect Trump nominated him for Attorney General). The committee determined that releasing the report—many details of which had already leaked—was in the public’s interest.
Gaetz, who was investigated but not charged by the DOJ, said he has an “embarrassing, though not criminal” past. He called the report a “sham,” decrying the lack of cross-examination of witnesses.
ABOVE ALL, LOVE
We live in a world marred by sin. Even while we work to promote accountability and redemption here on earth, we can rest in the knowledge that a day is coming when sin will be impossible and regret a distant memory.
“For the Lord is our Judge, the Lord is our Lawgiver, the Lord is our King. He will save us.”
Isaiah 33:22 (CSB) (read full passage)