Former Rep. Matt Gaetz is just that -- a former representative. That made the release of an investigation by the House Ethics Committee into his professional and private life -- begun during former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's 117th Congress -- highly unusual.

The House Ethics Committee found “substantial evidence” that former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz paid women — including a 17-year-old girl — for sex and used illegal drugs while in Congress, according to a long-awaited report that was released on Monday.

The House Ethics Committee on Monday released its report into Matt Gaetz that found "substantial evidence" that he paid women for sex and engaged in sexual activity with a 17-year-old girl.