CNN’s Polantz: Ethics Cmte. Says Gaetz ‘Implicated Federal Criminal Laws of False Statements and Obstruction for Congress’

BOLDUAN OUTFRONT tonight sex ░░░░░░░░ and a minor A ░░░░░░░░ report released by the ░░░░░░░░ Ethics Committee reams of ░░░░░░░░ released including text messages ░░░░░░░░ reveal the first for ░░░░░░░░ first time the full ░░░░░░░░ of former Congressman Matt ░░░░░░░░ s sex scandal According ░░░░░░░░ the report put out ░░░░░░░░ this morning Gaetz who ░░░░░░░░ Trump s nominee for ░░░░░░░░ general before stepping aside ░░░░░░░░ paid multiple women for ░░░░░░░░ including a 17 year ░░░░░░░░ while he was a ░░░░░░░░ member of Congress and ░░░░░░░░ did illegal drugs while ░░░░░░░░ office Well tonight a ░░░░░░░░ of text messages that ░░░░░░░░ Gaetz wasn t always ░░░░░░░░ willing to pay up ░░░░░░░░ s a lot here ░░░░░░░░ s one exchange A ░░░░░░░░ writing So I m ░░░░░░░░ going to be taking ░░░░░░░░ of this I m ░░░░░░░░ going to be taking ░░░░░░░░ of for last week ░░░░░░░░ allegedly responds I gave ░░░░░░░░ 250 today I figured ░░░░░░░░ would pay for your ░░░░░░░░ Last week you gave ░░░░░░░░ a drive by In ░░░░░░░░ exchange between women who ░░░░░░░░ they met with Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ woman starts complaining in ░░░░░░░░ message this quote Matt ░░░░░░░░ paid me How much ░░░░░░░░ he pay you The ░░░░░░░░ woman responds WTF He ░░░░░░░░ me 400 And Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ then girlfriend also messaging ░░░░░░░░ some of the women ░░░░░░░░ were typically paid for ░░░░░░░░ according to this report ░░░░░░░░ the guys Representative Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ Mr Greenberg his associate ░░░░░░░░ me to share that ░░░░░░░░ are a little limited ░░░░░░░░ their cash flow this ░░░░░░░░ Matt was like if ░░░░░░░░ can be more of ░░░░░░░░ customer appreciation week dot ░░░░░░░░ dot Now again this ░░░░░░░░ all said to have ░░░░░░░░ place while Matt Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ a sitting member of ░░░░░░░░ The House Ethics Committee ░░░░░░░░ it found substantial evidence ░░░░░░░░ quote in 2017 Representative ░░░░░░░░ engaged in sexual activity ░░░░░░░░ a 17 year old ░░░░░░░░ It goes on to ░░░░░░░░ that during the period ░░░░░░░░ to 2019 Representative Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ or possessed illegal drugs ░░░░░░░░ cocaine and ecstasy on ░░░░░░░░ occasions We ll note ░░░░░░░░ Gaetz has never been ░░░░░░░░ and he denies all ░░░░░░░░ allegations and the committee ░░░░░░░░ that the 17 year ░░░░░░░░ did not tell Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ was a minor nor ░░░░░░░░ Gaetz ask her age ░░░░░░░░ all of this coming ░░░░░░░░ Matt Gaetz tried today ░░░░░░░░ block the report from ░░░░░░░░ released unsuccessfully filing a ░░░░░░░░ this morning and acknowledging ░░░░░░░░ evening that the point ░░░░░░░░ moot since the report ░░░░░░░░ now out Tonight Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ responding though posting online ░░░░░░░░ part this There is ░░░░░░░░ reason they did this ░░░░░░░░ me in a Christmas ░░░░░░░░ Eve report and not ░░░░░░░░ a courtroom of any ░░░░░░░░ where I could present ░░░░░░░░ and challenge witnesses Katelyn ░░░░░░░░ is OUTFRONT live in ░░░░░░░░ all over as this ░░░░░░░░ released this morning Katelyn ░░░░░░░░ s a lot of ░░░░░░░░ evidence in this report ░░░░░░░░ more are you learning ░░░░░░░░ Kate not just detailed ░░░░░░░░ What the committee says ░░░░░░░░ substantial evidence that backs ░░░░░░░░ what they believe are ░░░░░░░░ of the ethics of ░░░░░░░░ of the ethics of ░░░░░░░░ conduct of somebody who ░░░░░░░░ be a sitting representative ░░░░░░░░ it is a laundry ░░░░░░░░ that the committee puts ░░░░░░░░ at the top of ░░░░░░░░ report saying that they ░░░░░░░░ that some of this ░░░░░░░░ included engaging in prostitution ░░░░░░░░ rape illicit drug use ░░░░░░░░ gifts and then obstruction ░░░░░░░░ Congress The committee goes ░░░░░░░░ not just to show ░░░░░░░░ work showing 11 pages ░░░░░░░░ ledgers of payments that ░░░░░░░░ were able to track ░░░░░░░░ Also text messages as ░░░░░░░░ were mentioning but they ░░░░░░░░ what women told them ░░░░░░░░ testimony Women coming in ░░░░░░░░ speak to the committee ░░░░░░░░ that woman who was ░░░░░░░░ at the time she ░░░░░░░░ having sex with Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ testified And they say ░░░░░░░░ many of the women ░░░░░░░░ by the committee they ░░░░░░░░ that there was a ░░░░░░░░ expectation a general expectation ░░░░░░░░ sex One of the ░░░░░░░░ who spoke to the ░░░░░░░░ said she was paid ░░░░░░░░ than 5 000 by ░░░░░░░░ in two years while ░░░░░░░░ was sitting in Congress ░░░░░░░░ the committee is putting ░░░░░░░░ all together and saying ░░░░░░░░ may not have been ░░░░░░░░ with a federal crime ░░░░░░░░ may not have evidence ░░░░░░░░ is no evidence that ░░░░░░░░ re seeing of federal ░░░░░░░░ trafficking violations but there ░░░░░░░░ is something to be ░░░░░░░░ here some violations of ░░░░░░░░ for someone who was ░░░░░░░░ sitting member of Congress ░░░░░░░░ still a prominent voice ░░░░░░░░ the conservative movement behind ░░░░░░░░ Trump BURENTT And as ░░░░░░░░ was mentioning Katelyn Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ to put up a ░░░░░░░░ this morning There was ░░░░░░░░ a flurry of activity ░░░░░░░░ him trying to fight ░░░░░░░░ release of this as ░░░░░░░░ was being leaked out ░░░░░░░░ then what POLANTZ Well ░░░░░░░░ committee says that it ░░░░░░░░ possible he implicated federal ░░░░░░░░ laws of false statements ░░░░░░░░ obstruction for Congress They ░░░░░░░░ that they were obstructing ░░░░░░░░ he was obstructing them ░░░░░░░░ might not be a ░░░░░░░░ violation they say but ░░░░░░░░ the course of this ░░░░░░░░ month investigation that the ░░░░░░░░ was doing that culminated ░░░░░░░░ the release of this ░░░░░░░░ today that he was ░░░░░░░░ deterring misleading them essentially ░░░░░░░░ not responding to the ░░░░░░░░ trying to push them ░░░░░░░░ saying they re too ░░░░░░░░ and barely giving them ░░░░░░░░ information as they were ░░░░░░░░ it Kate BOLDUAN Katelyn ░░░░░░░░ so much for the ░░░░░░░░ putting it all together ░░░░░░░░ us I really appreciate ░░░░░░░░