Former Rep. Matt Gaetz is just that -- a former representative. That made the release of an investigation by the House Ethics Committee into his professional and private life -- begun during former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's 117th Congress -- highly unusual.

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

There was no guarantee that a long-awaited House Ethics Committee report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz would ever see the light of day, especially once the Florida GOP lawmaker abruptly quit his job last month in Congress.