Fox News host highlights allegations against Matt Gaetz in ethics report

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Fox News host Howard Kurtz discussed allegations of statutory rape against former Rep. Matt Gaetz on his Sunday program. A House Ethics Committee report claims Gaetz had sexual encounters with a 17-year-old and paid for young women to visit him. The report also states Gaetz used illegal drugs and accepted improper gifts. Gaetz admitted to sending money to women he dated but denied having sex with the minor. Kurtz noted the report could have ended Gaetz's nomination for attorney general. Kurtz described the findings as damaging to Gaetz's reputation. Conservative writer Caroline Downey criticized Gaetz, calling him a "showboat" involved in a sex scandal.


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