Robert Draper

Back in the late 90s in Austin, I shared an office with Cecile. No matter where you stood on issues (and back then, her thing was public schools), she was an unpretentious force of nature. #RIP https://t.co/l9JtTZaqm9

Silencio https://t.co/AFtQTGzRuV

"The record overwhelmingly suggests that Representative Gaetz had sex with multiple women at the party, including the then-17-year-old, for which they were paid," says the 37-page report, which the dissenting committee members do not dispute.

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

House Ethics Committee accuses Gaetz of regularly paying for sex, possessing illegal drugs and having sexual relations with an underage girl, according to a draft of the panel’s report. @lukebroadwater @maggieNYT @DraperRobert https://t.co/ymyq1TbbpB

Actually, this *is* in the ethics report. Two women (one 25, the other 27) said they didn't consider the transactions to be prostitution. A third woman took the 5th on this question.

Matt Gaetz @mattgaetz

ANOTHER ONE of the ethics witnesses who was an alleged “prostitute” claims she was indeed NOT when actually pressed in a deposition. This won’t be in the “ethics” report because of course. https://t.co/SpZDPitbRp

Notable findings: 1) Gaetz was was likely guilty of the state crime of statutory rape; 2) Insufficient evidence to prove sex trafficking; 3) He obstructed justice through numerous delay tactics; 4) Committee minority didn't object to facts, only to releasing report

Robert Draper @DraperRobert

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PS--I was the reporter who happened to be on the same plane this morning with Gaetz & his wife; brief scene included https://t.co/bH7E3LmkfN

Latest Gaetz story of the day: the watchdog group American Oversight has just now filed a preliminary injunction to get the DOJ to release its investigative material on Gaetz by Dec 16: https://t.co/330CEDoa4t

Breaking: A hacker going by the name of Altam Beezley has accessed transcripts of testimony said to be damaging to Gaetz--my story: https://t.co/Sr1WiTBvs4

The first-ever AG nominee to feel compelled to say (as he did to me last year), "I'm not some Lord of the Flies nihilist." My latest on Gaetz: https://t.co/2HuBhIiOM8

RT @EricLiptonNYT: Inside the Federal Work Force That Trump Has Promised to Eviscerate. President-elect Trump and his allies have pledged t…

The Latino-dominated border communities of Texas, long a bastion for Democrats, appear to have cast a referendum on the party's immigration, economic and cultural policies.

Daniella Diaz @DaniellaMicaela

The Rio Grande Valley voted for Trump https://t.co/97kcpC6Hm3

RT @DraperRobert: My story on Kamala Harris (gift link): https://t.co/AxsYBjdJ3u

My story on Kamala Harris (gift link): https://t.co/AxsYBjdJ3u

The world's richest man, described by Trump as "the greatest cutter," also has more influence over the government than any unelected individual in America

Eric Lipton @EricLiptonNYT

Musk is simultaneously in fights with the FAA, DOJ, FCC, FTC, Interior, EEOC, NLRB, EPA, etc. Now Musk has nudged Trump to put him in charge of an effort to curb government rules. Why is Musk working so hard to get Trump elected? A look at this conflict https://t.co/Dg6A8E3Jpd

"Whenever Texas politicians threaten to pass laws that would make it harder for businesses to employ undocumented workers, phones in the Capitol start ringing."

Jack Herrera @jherrerx

The real reason Texas can't control its border: it needs the migrants too badly. For 8 months, I've investigated undocumented construction workers, the bosses hiring them, and the politicians who look the other way: https://t.co/LTR2CaTm4h