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A pistillate reportedly told the House Ethics Committee that she had intersexual relations with Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., erstwhile she was 17 years old.
ABC News reported connected Thursday that the pistillate testified to the committee successful its probe into Gaetz, which has present ceased aft House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced that Gaetz resigned from Congress connected Wednesday.
The resignation announcement came hours aft President-elect Trump tapped Gaetz to beryllium his lawyer general.
The main counsel for the House Ethics Committee declined to remark erstwhile asked by Fox News Digital.
Fox News Digital besides reached retired to Gaetz's Congressional bureau for comment.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) had antecedently spoken to the woman, present successful her twenties, according to ABC, arsenic portion of its years-long probe into Gaetz related to accusations of enactment trafficking and obstruction of justice.
The DOJ yet did not property charges, and Gaetz has consistently denied each wrongdoing.
The pistillate was subpoenaed by the House Ethics Committee implicit the summer, the study said.
Elizabeth Elkind is simply a authorities newsman for Fox News Digital starring sum of the House of Representatives. Previous integer bylines seen astatine Daily Mail and CBS News.
Follow connected Twitter astatine @liz_elkind and nonstop tips to elizabeth.elkind@fox.com
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