Something that may have slid under the radar last week: the House Ethics Committee reopened an investigation into conduct by Republican Florida Congressman and bad Johnny Bravo cosplayer Matt Gaetz concerning allegations that he transported an underage girl across state lines to have sex with her, according to Punchbowl News.
The Committee has not yet opted to establish a more formal investigative subcommittee, but it is reportedly looking closely into various allegations. The Committee had previously opened investigations into charges that Gaetz had paid his friend Joel Greenberg for underage sex workers using Venmo and showed Congressional colleagues inappropriate photos of women while on the House floor, but backed off after the FBI revealed its probe in 2021. In the meantime, the Department of Justice announced it was not going to pursue charges against Gaetz, in part because of the scumminess of Greenberg made him an unlikeable witness for a jury.