Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy has revealed what he believes to be the true reason he was ousted last year. He places the blame squarely on Matt Gaetz due to a still-pending ethics investigation. The allegation against Gaetz is that he paid an underage girl for sex in Florida. One of Gaetz’s associates has already been sentenced to prison over the same situation. The DOJ has signaled that they won’t prosecute Gaetz for the underage allegations. However, there is still a pending lawsuit and an ongoing House ethics investigation. McCarthy made the statement during an interview on C-SPAN with Mo Elleithee.
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Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Democracy | C-SPAN.org
Justice Dept. Won’t Bring Charges Against Gaetz in Sex-Trafficking Inquiry – The New York Times
Gaetz subpoenaed by woman he allegedly had sex with when she was a minor in defamation suit brought by friend – ABC News
Matt Gaetz Ethics Complaint Allegations—What We Know
McCarthy says Gaetz ousted him to stop ethics complaint over sex scandal | Republicans | The Guardian
McCarthy says he’s not Speaker because ‘one person’ in Congress wanted to avoid ethics complaint | The Hill
Kevin McCarthy Points Blame At Matt Gaetz For Speakership Loss
