Gaetz Taps Trump Defense Lawyer; House Panel Opens Inquiry

Rep. Matt Gaetz hired one of Donald Trump’s defense attorneys amid a federal probe into the lawmaker’s relationships with women recruited online for sex and whether he had sex with a 17-year-old girl.

Marc Mukasey confirmed in an email Friday that he’d been hired by Gaetz, a Florida Republican. Mukasey is one of the lawyers representing Trump in a criminal probe by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance.

In related news, according to Reuters, the U.S. House of Representatives Ethics Committee said on Friday it had launched an investigation into allegations against Gaetz.