The House Ethics Committee is expected to release its report into the conduct of former Representative Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida, as early as Monday, bringing to a close its yearslong investigation of the man President-elect Donald J. Trump initially chose to lead the Justice Department.

The House Ethics Committee found "substantial evidence" that Matt Gaetz participated in "prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use" in a long-awaited report.

Mr Gaetz, who denies any wrongdoing, had sought a restraining order against the House Ethics Committee in a bid to halt the release of its report.

The committee investigated allegations that Matt Gaetz, the then-congressman from Florida, engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use.

The Florida Republican resigned from the House and withdrew as Donald J. Trump’s attorney general nominee in the weeks before the report’s expected release.

The House Ethics Committee found Donald Trump’s pal Matt Gaetz paid a 17-year-old for sex in 2017 and often paid women for sex or drugs.

Alyssa Farah Griffin was not thrilled with Donald Trump ‘s attorney general pick, Matt Gaetz. According to The View co-host and former Trump staffer, she once caught the controversial politician trying to feed her former boss a “malicious” conspiracy theory.

A House Ethics Committee report found "substantial evidence" that former Rep. Matt Gaetz had sex with a 17-year-old in 2017 in violation of Florida's statutory rape law.

The House Ethics Committee has released its findings about former Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, but the larger controversy isn't over just yet.

The committee concluded in its bombshell document that Gaetz violated Florida state laws, including the state’s statutory rape law.

The much-anticipated report follows a yearslong investigation into allegations against Gaetz, including that he paid for sex in Florida, where prostitution is illegal.