US EditionHouse Ethics committee was set to meet this week to vote on releasing Gaetz report
- The House Ethics Committee planned to vote on releasing a report about Matt Gaetz, who resigned from Congress after being nominated for attorney general by President-elect Donald Trump.
- Gaetz's resignation raises uncertainty about the public release of the report, which investigated allegations of sexual misconduct and improper gifts.
- The ethics probe will end with Gaetz's resignation, as stated by Chairman Michael Guest, because the committee only has jurisdiction over serving members.
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House Ethics Committee Report on Gaetz Won’t be Released: Chairman
A report detailing the investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) by the U.S. House of Representatives Ethics Committee will not be released after the congressman’s resignation, the panel’s chairman said on Nov. 14. “What happens in Ethics is confidential. We’re going to maintain that confidentiality,” Rep. Michael Guest (R-Miss.), the chairman, told reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that …
Ethics Committee Won’t Release Report on Matt Gaetz
“House Ethics Chair Michael Guest (R-MS) is seemingly sticking to his decision to not release his panel’s report about Matt Gaetz after the Floridian’s abrupt resignation Wednesday,” Politico reports. Said Guest: “What happens in Ethics is confidential. We’re going to maintain that confidentiality.”
Gaetz resigns before release of critical House ethics report | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
WASHINGTON >> The House Ethics Committee, which has been investigating allegations that Rep. Matt Gaetz engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, was prepared to vote to release a highly critical report about Gaetz on Friday, according to a Republican official familiar with the matter. The release would have come two days after President-elect Donald Trump selected Gaetz to be attorney general.
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