McCarthy says Gaetz ousted him to stop ethics complaint over sex scandal
by Martin Pengelly in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#6KZMF)
Former House speaker says Matt Gaetz led charge to remove him to quash allegations Florida representative slept with a 17-year-old'
The far-right Florida Republican Matt Gaetz forced Kevin McCarthy out as House speaker last year because he slept with a 17-year-old" and wanted a congressional ethics investigation to end, McCarthy charged on Tuesday.
I'll give you the truth why I'm not speaker," McCarthy said, at an event at Georgetown University in Washington.
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