Sexual misconduct allegations against Matt Gaetz had drawn scrutiny after Mr. Trump said he wanted to nominate him for attorney general.
Mr. Trump moved quickly to replace Mr. Gaetz with another conservative favorite.
Federal prosecutors ultimately dropped the case against Mr. Gaetz, but their chart of payments was obtained by the ethics committee, which was investigating whether Mr. Gaetz had sex with the woman when she was underage.
After she turned 18, Mr. Gaetz paid for sex with her on at least two other occasions, the person said.
Mr. Trump seemed attracted to Mr. Gaetz as attorney general especially because of the former congressman’s willingness to blow things up.
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