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Matt Gaetz allegedly paid an adult woman for sex in 2017, attorney says

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Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department, paid a woman for sex at a small, invitation-only party in Florida, where...

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  1. Woman told House ethics committee she saw Gaetz have sex with minor, her lawyer says

    Headline from NBC4 Washington ·

  2. New Matt Gaetz details emerge amid House Ethics report controversy

    Headline from Newsweek ·

  3. Lawyer tells ABC News his 2 clients told House Ethics Committee that Gaetz paid them for sex

    Headline from ABC 7 Los Angeles ·

  4. Newest

    Matt Gaetz allegedly paid an adult woman for sex in 2017, attorney says

    Headline from NBC 6 South Florida ·

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  1. NBC4 Washington

    Woman told House ethics committee she saw Gaetz have sex with minor, her lawyer says (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    Matt Gaetz is president-elect Donald Trump's choice to become U.S. attorney general.

  2. Newsweek

    Woman witnessed Matt Gaetz having sex with a minor, lawyer says (opens Newsweek)

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    The woman's lawyer called on the House Ethics Committee to release its report on President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general selection.

  3. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Lawyer tells ABC News his 2 clients told House Ethics Committee that Gaetz paid them for sex (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    An attorney representing two women who testified before the House Ethics Committee said former Rep. Matt Gaetz paid both his adults clients for sex.

  4. Newsweek

    New Matt Gaetz details emerge amid House Ethics report controversy (opens Newsweek)

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    Former Florida Representative Matt Gaetz allegedly paid two women for sex.

  5. The New Republic

    These Damning New Matt Gaetz Details Could Sink His Nomination (opens The New Republic)

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    Two women testified that Matt Gaetz had paid them for sex.

  6. New York Post

    Two women tell House Ethics panel Matt Gaetz paid them for sex — and one saw him with a minor: lawyer (opens New York Post)

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    Gaetz resigned from Congress Nov. 13 -- hours after President-elect Trump tapped him as attorney general

  7. Rolling Stone

    Lawyer Says Clients told Ethics Committee Gaetz Paid Them for Sex (opens Rolling Stone)

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    A lawyer representing two women who testified before the House Ethics Committee says his clients told Congress Matt Gaetz paid them for sex.

  8. NBC News

    Matt Gaetz allegedly paid two women for sex in 2017, attorney says (opens NBC News)

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    Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department, paid a woman for sex at a small, invitation-only party in Florida, where prostitution is illegal, in 2017 while he was a member of the House, the woman’s attorney said Monday.

  9. NBC 6 South Florida

    Matt Gaetz allegedly paid an adult woman for sex in 2017, attorney says (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department, paid a woman for sex at a small, invitation-only party in Florida, where...

  10. MyNorthwest

    Woman testified that she saw Matt Gaetz having sex with 17-year-old, attorney says (opens MyNorthwest)

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    Two women told investigators that Matt Gaetz paid them for sex, and one woman testified she saw him having sex with a 17-year-old.

  11. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Former Rep. Matt Gaetz allegedly flew 2 women to New York, paid them for sex: Attorney (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    Trump's nominee for attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, allegedly paid for 2 women to travel to New York for sex, a lawyer for the women says.

  12. The Boston Globe

    Two women testified that Matt Gaetz paid them for sex, lawyer says (opens The Boston Globe)

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    A woman testified that Matt Gaetz paid her for sex and that she witnessed President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general having sex with a 17-year-old at a party, her lawyer said.

  13. The Week

    Gaetz ethics report in limbo as sex allegations emerge (opens The Week)

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    A lawyer representing two women alleges that Matt Gaetz paid them for sex, and one witnessed him having sex with minor

  14. Green Field Reporter

    Woman testified that she saw Matt Gaetz having sex with 17-year-old, attorney says - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Two women told House Ethics Committee investigators that former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who has been tapped to be attorney general in the next Trump administration, paid them for sex, and one of the women testified she saw him having sex with a 17-year-old, according to an attorney for th…

  15. Rolling Stone

    Matt Gaetz Paid Women to Have Sex, Watch 'Pretty Woman' Broadway Show (opens Rolling Stone)

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    New claims surfaced on Monday that Donald Trump's Attorney General nominee, Matt Gaetz, paid two women in 2019 to travel to New York to have sex.

  16. WSVN Miami

    Woman testified that she saw Matt Gaetz having sex with 17-year-old, attorney says - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Two women told House Ethics Committee investigators that former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who has been tapped to be attorney general in the

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