Rep. Matt Gaetz was at a 2017 party with a 17-year-old girl at the heart of an alleged sex trafficking scandal, according to legal documents filed Thursday.

The filings cite affidavits based on three witness testimonies—which remain sealed—which put the Florida congressman at the party, according to Notus. One witness cited by the filings says the girl, a high school junior, was naked and said people were there to “engage in sexual activities” while drugs including cocaine and ecstasy were present.

The documents were filed by lawyers trying to recoup legal fees in a lawsuit filed by Chris Dorworth—a lobbyist friend of Gaetz’s who hosted the alleged party at his Florida home.


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    And his followers won’t give a shit. That is the state of the GOP. As long as he is a Republican, that’s all that matters.

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      Oh they give a shit. They idolize him for it. They wish it was them who got to party with that underage girl.

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        Some do.

        I don’t think many really like Gaetz much. I think it’s more like the other person said - they just dont give a shit. They either ignore - or choose to ignore or dismiss - this shit, or they just have absolutely no goddamn morals. At all. That last one has been gut-wrenchingly true.