As Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) faces a litany of allegations over his alleged involvement with a 17-year-old girl, his communications director has decided to resign “out of principle,” according to multiple reports.
ABC News reports the Florida lawmaker’s office released a statement confirming Luke Ball’s departure. According to the statement, the communications director, who has worked for Gaetz’s office since 2017, reached a mutual agreement about him parting ways with the office.
“The Office of Congressman Matt Gaetz and Luke Ball have agreed that it would be best to part ways. We thank him for his time in our office, and we wish him the best moving forward,” Gaetz’s office wrote in its statement. Continue reading.