Attorney Joel Leppard, representing two witnesses in the House Ethics Committee probe of Matt Gaetz, has stated that his clients are relieved following Gaetz's withdrawal from consideration for attorney general. Leppard expressed that his clients are eager to move forward with their lives now that this chapter is behind them.
The House Ethics Committee investigation involves allegations made by a woman who claims to have had sexual encounters with Gaetz when she was a minor. Sources familiar with her testimony revealed that she testified about two sexual encounters with Gaetz at a party in 2017, when she was 17 years old.
During her testimony, the woman disclosed that the second sexual encounter involved another adult woman, a detail that had not been previously reported. She also provided information about both encounters in a civil deposition as part of a related lawsuit.
Leppard's statement on Gaetz's withdrawal emphasized the hope for final closure for all parties involved in the investigation. The decision by Gaetz to withdraw from consideration for attorney general comes amidst ongoing scrutiny and legal challenges related to the allegations against him.
