Matt Gaetz took two women to see Pretty Woman on Broadway after flying them to NYC and paying them for sex, lawyer says

Source: The Independent

Tuesday 19 November 2024 12:18 GMT


Matt Gaetz allegedly took two women to see Pretty Woman on Broadway after he flew them out to New York City and paid them for sex, an attorney representing the women has claimed. Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general has been battling allegations of sexual misconduct – which he denies – for years, which could hurt his chances at Senate confirmation hearings next year.

While pressure is now mounting for a House Ethics Committee investigation report to be released, Trump is standing by his choice and is personally lobbying congressional Republicans to make sure his choice is approved in the upper chamber. Joel Leppard, an attorney for the two women who gave closed-door testimony to the House Ethics Committee, told ABC News new details about his clients’ alleged encounters with the man who could soon become the nation’s top law enforcement officer.

Leppard said the women testified that Gaetz paid them to cross state lines and have sex with him on at least two occasions. In January 2019, Gaetz brought the women – who were adults at the time – to visit the Fox News studios in the city before he appeared on the show Outnumbered, Leppard claims.

Afterwards, he took them to dinner and then to see Pretty Woman – the plot of which involves a wealthy businessman who falls for a sex worker. “[The women] testified that they met up with Matt Gaetz in New York in January of 2019 for his appearance on Fox News,” Leppard told ABC.

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