“He used drugs and paid for sex with a minor: the US Congress released a scandalous report on the Goetz case. The investigation lasted several years and prevented his appointment as the Prosecutor General.”, — write on: unn.ua
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US President-elect Donald Trump was going to nominate him for attorney general, but Goetz withdrew his candidacy after allegations of sexual harassment against a 17-year-old girl.
The Committee’s report said the investigation found that Goetz “violated House rules and other standards of conduct prohibiting prostitution, sex with minors, use of illegal drugs, improper gifts, special favors or privileges, and obstruction of Congress.” “.
It said the report found “substantial evidence” that between 2017 and 2020, Goetz “regularly paid women to engage in sexual relations with him” and that between 2017 and 2019, he possessed illegal drugs, including cocaine and ecstasy, “on multiple occasions in different cases”.
The committee also looked into Goetz’s trip to the Bahamas in 2018, where he accepted a gift of transportation and lodging. In addition, it is noted that the former congressman “knowingly and intentionally tried to obstruct the Committee’s investigation of his conduct.”
The Washington Post writes that the commission conducted a “year-long investigation” into Getz and the allegations against him. Sources say the commission’s report was allegedly delayed after he became Trump’s nominee for attorney general.
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Matt Goetz withdrew his candidacy for attorney general after meetings with Republican senators. The decision is related to an investigation by the Ethics Committee into allegations of sexual harassment.