Republican senators are preparing for a robust vetting of Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Justice Department, with a keen interest in details from a House Ethics Committee investigation into the former congressman from Florida.



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Durbin demands House ethics panel share Gaetz report with Senate panel

Senate Judiciary Chairman Richard J. Durbin wants the panel to have access to a House Ethics Committee report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, as it considers his nomination.

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Senate Judiciary Chair Durbin wants Gaetz's ethics report in confirmation process

Senators from both parties demanded Thursday to see a potentially damning House Ethics Committee report on far-right former Rep. Matt Gaetz before deciding whether to confirm him as attorney general.

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Bipartisan calls grow to release House ethics report on AG nominee Matt Gaetz amid sexual misconduct allegations

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin (D) urged the House Ethics Committee to “preserve and share” its report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) after President-elect Trump tapped the Florida congressman to serve as attorney general. After receiving the attorney general nod from Trump on Wednesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson announced that Gaetz will resign “effective immediately,” making the investigation, which…

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A House committee examined allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Pressure mounts for release of congressional ethics report on Trump nominee Matt Gaetz

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) said that he's demanding that the House Ethics Committee release the report about Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) to the Senate Judiciary Committee so they can examine it. Gaetz is headed for Senate confirmation after Donald Trump picked him for the attorney general post.On Wednesday, Gaetz resigned from Congress, which stopped the ethics investigation into allegations about drug use, sexual misconduct, accepting improper gifts, d…

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'Serious questions': Senator demands release of Matt Gaetz ethics report

The ethics panel has been investigating Gaetz off and on since 2021, most recently focusing on alleged sexual misconduct, illicit drug use, accepting improper...

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Senators want details of Matt Gaetz ethics probe before his confirmation vote for attorney general

Matt Gaetz has resigned his seat in the US House of Representatives, which would end a probe examining allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use. He has denied wrongdoing.

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Republican Senator Cornyn 'absolutely' wants to see Matt Gaetz ethics report

Pressure is increasing on the House Ethics Committee to release the findings of their investigation into attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz.

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Pressure Increases for House to Release Matt Gaetz Ethics Report

Gaetz resigned from Congress Wednesday evening after President-elect Donald Trump tapped him to become the U.S. Attorney General.

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Sen. Durbin asks House panel for Gaetz ethics report

AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said on Thursday that he did not think there should be “any limitations” on his committee’s vetting process for attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz, while expressing his interest in reviewing a reportedly “highly damaging” report from the House Ethics Committee regarding the Florida congressman. Former-and-future President Donald Trump’s announcement t…

Senators want details of Matt Gaetz ethics probe before his confirmation vote for attorney general

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