Court Filings Place Matt Gaetz at a Second Drug-Fueled Party in 2017

A little-noticed affidavit paints a fuller picture of the social scene surrounding the alleged underage sex scandal threatening Gaetz’s confirmation to be Donald Trump’s attorney general.

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Rep. Matt Gaetz abruptly resigned from Congress on Wednesday after being nominated to be Trump’s attorney general. Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA via AP

Matt Gaetz allegedly attended a second drug-fueled Florida party in the summer of 2017 with young women who were paid to attend, according to a little-noticed affidavit from an eyewitness filed in a federal court in Florida.

In September, NOTUS reported that Gaetz attended a party on July 15, 2017 with a 17-year-old involved in his alleged underage sex scandal, according to legal documents citing sealed affidavits by three women who attended the gathering. Gaetz, who is seeking to be the nation’s top law enforcement officer, was hit with a bar complaint immediately after the story.

Buried in those same court documents was another affidavit that described an additional party the next week at the same home belonging to Gaetz’s friend, Florida lobbyist Chris Dorworth.