McCarthy Claims Gaetz Ethics Issues Cost Him Speakership
• McCarthy says he's not Speaker because "one person" wanted to avoid ethics complaint over sleeping with 17-year-old • Refers to allegations against Rep. Matt Gaetz, who introduced motion to oust McCarthy as Speaker • Gaetz is under investigation by Ethics Committee over sexual misconduct and drug allegations • Justice Department declined to prosecute Gaetz on sex trafficking allegations • McCarthy says he chose to have Gaetz and 7 others vote him out because "historically, it’ll be viewed as a very bad thing"