The House Ethics Committee investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz has reached out to an ex-girlfriend who was a key witness in the federal investigation into the Florida lawmaker, according to a source familiar with the ethics probe.
The outreach, which has not previously been reported, is a sign that the GOP-led committee’s investigation into the Florida Republican has recently expanded to include questioning around allegations of sex crimes, drug use and illicit benefits.
“I can confirm that I have filed a Notice Of Representation of a potential witness with the US House Ethic’s Committee pertaining to an ongoing investigation by the committee,” Florida defense attorney Tim Jansen, who is the ex-girlfriend’s lawyer, told CNN in a statement.
The ex-girlfriend was granted immunity in the federal criminal probe and testified before a grand jury in January 2022.
CNN previously reported that the committee also recently reached out to that woman who was still 17 when she allegedly had sex with the congressman as part of its investigation.
They have also asked the Justice Department for materials related to its years long investigation, which included allegations he had sex with a minor.
But McCarthy has repeatedly denounced those accusations and has said Gaetz worked to oust the former speaker because of the ethics probe.
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The outreach, which has not previously been reported, is a sign that the GOP-led committee’s investigation into the Florida Republican has recently expanded to include questioning around allegations of sex crimes, drug use and illicit benefits.
“I can confirm that I have filed a Notice Of Representation of a potential witness with the US House Ethic’s Committee pertaining to an ongoing investigation by the committee,” Florida defense attorney Tim Jansen, who is the ex-girlfriend’s lawyer, told CNN in a statement.
The ex-girlfriend was granted immunity in the federal criminal probe and testified before a grand jury in January 2022.
CNN previously reported that the committee also recently reached out to that woman who was still 17 when she allegedly had sex with the congressman as part of its investigation.
They have also asked the Justice Department for materials related to its years long investigation, which included allegations he had sex with a minor.
But McCarthy has repeatedly denounced those accusations and has said Gaetz worked to oust the former speaker because of the ethics probe.
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