CBS News, the BBC's news US partner, obtained a copy of a congressional ethics investigation that alleges he paid numerous women, including a 17-year-old girl, for sex and violated multiple state laws related to sexual misconduct while in Congress. Gaetz has repeatedly denied all wrongdoing.

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’s long-awaited report into Rep. Matt Gaetz documents a trove of salacious allegations of misconduct, including sex with an underage girl, that tanked the Florida Republican’

Investigators also said the Florida Republican solicited prostitutes, used illegal drugs, took improper gifts and tried to obstruct their probe.

A report released today by the House Ethics Committee said that former Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida regularly paid women for sex, had sex with an underage girl and used illegal drugs while he was in Congress.

The House Ethics Committee has accused Matt Gaetz of “regularly” paying women, including a 17-year-old girl, for sex and purchasing and using illicit drugs all while the Florida Republican was a membe