


The House released its ethics report, and it's not great.
Gaetz may have plenty of defenses for these charges, but they're not all blow-offs:
In sum, the Committee found substantial evidence of the following:
* From at least 2017 to 2020, Representative Gaetz regularly paid women for engaging in sexual activity with him.
* In 2017, Representative Gaetz engaged in sexual activity with a 17-year-old girl.
* During the period 2017 to 2019, Representative Gaetz used or possessed illegal drugs, including cocaine and ecstasy, on multiple occasions.
* Representative Gaetz accepted gifts, including transportation and lodging in connection with a 2018 trip to the Bahamas, in excess of permissible amounts.
* In 2018, Representative Gaetz arranged for his Chief of Staff to assist a woman with whom he engaged in sexual activity in obtaining a passport, falsely indicating to the U.S. Department of State that she was a constituent.
* Representative Gaetz knowingly and willfully sought to impede and obstruct the Committee's investigation of his conduct.
* Representative Gaetz has acted in a manner that reflects discreditably upon the House.
Now do all 434 other members. As long as we're getting judgy.