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A woman told a US Congressional committee what she saw. Matt Gaetz -President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for attorney general- entering into sexual relations with a minor, According to American media reports.

The testimony was given as part of the investigation that the House Ethics Committee conducted against Gatz, As the woman’s lawyer, whose identity is still unknown, Joel Leppard, told the portal NBC News.

Gaetz, a far-right Republican lawmaker and loyal Trump supporter, he resigned on Wednesday after it became known that the future president intends to nominate him for the post of US Attorney General.

After Gatz’s hasty departure from Congress The committee decided to close the investigation without publishing the final report.

Alleged relationship between 42-year-old politician and minor This happened at a party in 2017, Leppard spoke in detail to the media.

Next prosecutor could free Trump from criminal investigations against him, including the storming of the Capitol.

Gatz’s appointment must be ratified by the Senate, where Republicans hold a slim 53-seat majority, but it is unclear whether he will make it through the process as his nomination raises suspicions within his party.

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Gaetz, congressman since 2017, considered one of the largest agitators in the House of Representatives, a member of the most radical wing of the Republicans and fully agrees with Trump’s wishes.

Legislator The FBI was already investigating him on charges of sex trafficking. which involved a 17-year-old girl, but the investigation was closed last year without charges being brought against her.

(according to information from EFE)