House Ethics Committee Not Releasing Gaetz Report For Now

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Calling it an unfinished work product, Rep. Michael Guest (R-Miss.) said the report โ€˜has not gone through the review process.โ€™

The House Ethics Committee will not release a report on its findings on a probe on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) for now after no consensus was reached.

โ€œThere was not an agreement by the committee to release the report,โ€ Rep. Michael Guest (R-Miss.), chairman of the committee, told reporters after the panel met to vote on Nov. 20.

Guest earlier signaled that the panel may not release a report on the former congressman because it isnโ€™t finished or reviewed.

President-elect Donald Trump this past week announced Gaetz as his selection for the role of U.S. attorney general, which will require Senate confirmation after Trump is inaugurated next year. Gaetz resigned his House seat immediately after the nomination.

โ€œI have some reservations about releasing any unfinished work product,โ€ Rep. Michael Guest (R-Miss.), the chairman, told reporters before the meeting, noting that โ€œit has not gone through the review process.โ€

Guest also said that members were considering whether to send the Gaetz report to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

โ€œI view a public release versus a conversation about transmittal to the Senate. I think those are separate conversations that the committee needs to discuss,โ€ the lawmaker ahead of the meeting.

Gaetz is facing intense scrutiny over allegations threatening to complicate his path to confirmation as the nationโ€™s top federal law enforcement officer.

The House Ethics Committee in April 2021 announced an investigation into whether Gaetz allegedly engaged in sexual misconduct, illegal drug use, โ€œshared inappropriate images or videos on the House floor,โ€ misused state identification records, used campaign funds for personal use, or took bribes, according to a news release from the panel.

Last year, the lawmaker said in a statement that the Department of Justice (DOJ) had ended a related sex trafficking investigation with no charges against him. He has also categorically denied claims related to the ethics panelโ€™s investigation, noting that the DOJ ended that probe.

โ€œThe Department of Justice has confirmed to Congressman Gaetzโ€™s attorneys that their investigation has concluded and that he will not be charged with any crimes,โ€ a statement from his office said last year.

Byย Jack Phillips

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