House Ethics Panel Does Not Agree to Release Report on Matt Gaetz
The House Ethics Panel has not agreed to release the report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), according to reports.
Following Wednesday’s meeting, Michael Guest (R-MS), Chairman of the House Committee on Ethics, told reporters that the committee did not reach an agreement to release the highly anticipated report on Gaetz, who resigned from Congress after President-elect Donald Trump tapped him to serve as Attorney General.
“There was not an agreement by the committee to release the report,” Guest said, according to Politico.
According to reports, many members refrained from providing details to the press. Others indicate that the report is still not completed and that they plan to finish it and meet again in December.
New: Ethics Cmte held several votes re Gaetz report
– Release the report, which is not final yet, as is. This deadlocked on partisan lines.
– Cmte then voted to complete report. This was a majority but not unanimous
There will be another mtg in December @MZanona
— John Bresnahan (@bresreports) November 20, 2024
Most members have now left, barely saying anything including if they took a vote https://t.co/OgbIso1fdV
— Olivia Beavers (@Olivia_Beavers) November 20, 2024
The evenly split committee would only need one Republican vote to make the release a reality. Notably, now that Gaetz is no longer a member of Congress, he is no longer subject to the committee’s orbit. (Read more from “House Ethics Panel Does Not Agree to Release Report on Matt Gaetz” HERE)
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