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Not gonna link to the tweet, but I'll link to an article that links to the tweet.

https://www.mediaite.com/news/matt-gaetz-live-tweets-response-to-devastating-ethics-report-this-is-clearly-not-prostitution/

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

In its report, the Ethics Committee explained that “Representative Gaetz did not appear to have negotiated specific payment amounts prior to engaging in sexual activity with the women he paid. Instead, the women had a general expectation that they would typically receive some amount of money after each sexual encounter.”

Where's the boundary between prostitution and a sugar daddy/sugar baby relationship which is not in itself illegal? This seems like the latter rather than the former to me. It's still crazy that the attorney general nominee is claiming to be a sugar daddy in order to defend his character.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago

She was underage. Even if he hadn't paid her, it was illegal.