Live updates: Matt Gaetz ethics report says he paid for sex and drugs while in office

Back to the contents of the Ethics Committee report now. In one section, Gaetz is described as being “uncooperative throughout the Committee’s review” and refusing to appear for questioning.

“He provided minimal documentation in response to the Committee’s requests. He also did not agree to a voluntary interview,” the report reads.

“Gaetz continuously sought to deflect, deter, or mislead the Committee in order to prevent his actions from being exposed,” the report says.

The committee added Gaetz did not submit his testimony despite a subpoena being issued.

In the absence of this, the former congressman was sent a set of written questions. Gaetz, however, issued a response publicly and asserted he would “no longer voluntarily participate” in the investigation.

The report goes on to say Gaetz had frequently suggested he had insufficient opportunities to respond to the allegations, but during that time he also sent “more than a dozen letters to the Chairman and Ranking Member”.

The report says Gaetz had claimed the committee was “weaponized” against him.