The House Ethics Committee will release its report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz, despite his resignation from Congress. The report, which investigated allegations of sex with a minor and drug use, was delayed due to Gaetz's departure and a disagreement among committee members.
The House Ethics Committee has decided to release its report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz , R-Fla. Lawmakers on the secretive panel voted to make the report public after the final votes of this year – which are slated for Thursday.
The House Ethics Committee's multi-year investigation into Gaetz, involving allegations of sex with a minor and illicit drug use, came to an abrupt halt last month after he resigned from Congress hours after President-elect Donald Trump tapped him to be his attorney general. Gaetz dropped out of consideration amid quiet but steady GOP opposition, but the committee nevertheless lost jurisdiction over the probe when Gaetz left the House of Representatives. Gaetz has consistently denied any accusations of wrongdoing, and an earlier federal investigation into the allegations ended without charges against him. His resignation came just before the committee was expected to meet to consider releasing the report. That meeting, delayed by a few days, ended in a dramatic fashion after House Ethics Committee Chairman Michael Guest, R-Miss., told reporters that no agreement had been reached on releasing the report. Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pa., the top Democrat on the committee, criticized her Republican colleague, saying Guest 'betrayed the process by disclosing our deliberations within moments after walking out of the committee, and he has implied that there was an agreement of the committee not to disclose the report.' She said that conclusion was 'untrue.' 'I'd say that a vote was taken', she added
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