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.

The U.S. House Ethics Committee has voted to release its report on former Representative Matt Gaetz, a source familiar with the committee said on Wednesday, weeks after the Republican dropped out of contention to be Donald Trump's attorney general in the face of Senate opposition.