ABC News: Matt Gaetz Sex Probe Is Picking Up Steam

ABC News reports:

The reopened House ethics probe into Rep. Matt Gaetz continues to ramp up, as the committee in recent weeks has contacted multiple new witnesses as part of its ongoing investigation into the Florida congressman, sources tell ABC News.

In recent days, the Republican-led House Ethics Committee has reached out to multiple new witnesses, expanding its contact with individuals who have ties to the initial Justice Department investigation into Gaetz, said sources, who told ABC News that committee investigators have begun conducting interviews.

Fritz Schiller, the attorney for Joel Greenberg, a one-time close friend of Gaetz who was sentenced to 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges ranging from wire fraud to sex trafficking a minor, told ABC News that he would not “confirm or deny” being in contact with the House Ethics Committee.

Read the full article. In a statement to ABC News, Gaetz shrieked the usual MAGA whine about “weaponization” of the justice system.

The reopened House ethics probe into Rep. Matt Gaetz continues to ramp up, as the committee in recent weeks has contacted multiple new witnesses, sources tell @ABC News. https://t.co/rH82wXG3Ld

— ABC News (@ABC) January 23, 2024