Matt Gaetz’s Orgy Accusations Explained by Lawyer Joel Leppard

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An attorney representing two women who testified to federal and House Ethics investigators about Gaetz’s alleged conduct details revealed about alleged misconduct in an attempt to force the committee to make its report public.

Comes as Motion Speaker mike johnson growing faces bipartisan criticism For withholding the House Ethics Committee report on Gaetz, who resigned and effectively closed the committee’s investigation after he was elected president-elect Donald Trump He appointed himself attorney general.

Speaking ahead of a media blitz where network interviews were scheduled, Joel Leppard He uncovered troubling accounts from his clients about Gaetz’s behavior during his first term in Congress.

Leppard explained that his clients told investigators they attended more than five “orgies” with Gaetz and more than 10 between 2017 and 2018. There were group sex situations and illegal drugs were present, Leppard later revealed, previewing the details exclusively to Politico. exit.

One of his clients said he witnessed Gaetz allegedly having sexual intercourse with his underage friend at one of these parties. The incident reportedly occurred at what the customer remembered as a gaming table, according to Leppard.

Although the federal investigation into Gaetz ended without charges, Leppard argued that the lack of an indictment did not exempt him from scrutiny as a potential attorney general.

“The lack of criminal indictment is a bar much lower than what someone seeking this position must meet,” he said.

Leppard said the media crackdown was aimed at protecting his clients, whose names were not disclosed but did not rule out speaking publicly in the future.

“Ultimately, I expect it will put a lot of pressure on the panel to publish the report. “My clients have been through this several times already and they really don’t want to testify again, especially in the Senate.”

But the GOP has remained silent on whether the report will see the light of day, and Gaetz’s potential confirmation fight has been marred by unresolved allegations.

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