Former Rep.Matt Gaetzpaid two adult clients for sex, according to the lawyer representing them.
Attorney Joel Leppardtold ABC Newsthat the two women he is representing were paid in the app Venmo.
Gaetz resigned from the House of Representatives last week when he became Trumps pick for attorney general.
Matt Gaetz on Sept. 10, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Bryan Dozier/Variety/Getty Images
His resignation effectivelyendedthe investigation because he is no longer under Congress jurisdiction.
Gaetz was also under federal investigation for allegedly having sex with a minor.
ABC News Juju Chang asked Leppard on Monday, referring to his clients testimony before the Ethics Committee.
The House was very clear about that and went through each.
They essentially put the Venmo payments on the screen and asked about them.
And my clients repeatedly testified, What was this payment for?
That was for sex,' Leppard said.
Leppard also said that one of his clients saw Gaetz having sex with a minor.
former Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Charlie Dent, who previously led the Ethics Committee,askedABC News.
Gaetz has denied all of the allegations against him.
Lies were Weaponized to make a run at destroy me, hepostedon X last week.
The only people who went to prison over these allegations were those lying about Matt Gaetz.
