the house Ethics Committee has accused Matt Gates of cod regularly paying for sex including with a 17-year-old girl and purchasing and using illicit drugs while he was a member of Congress the 37 page report includes explicit details of sex fill parties and vacations that Gates took part in while representing Florida’s Western Panhandle the report brings to a close a nearly 5-year investigation into Gates its release comes after initial opposition from GOP lawmakers to publish findings about a former member of Congress Gates has repeatedly denied all wrongdoing on Monday he the lawsuit seeking to block the report’s release saying it contains untruthful information that would quote significantly damage his reputation the bipartisan panel has investigated claims against Gates since 2021 but its work became more urgent last month when Donald Trump picked Gates as its attorney general nominee which Gates later withdrew from