House Speaker Mike Johnson says that he will “strongly request” that the House Ethics...
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that he will “strongly request” that the House Ethics Committee not release the results of its investigation into ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz , rebuffing senators who are demanding access now that Gaetz is President-elect Donald Trump 's nominee for attorney general. Johnson’s intervention is highly unusual, as the Ethics panel has traditionally operated independently.
“The rules of the House have always been that a former member is beyond the jurisdiction of the Ethics committee,” Johnson added. “And so I don’t think that’s relevant.” But Republican and Democratic senators alike on the Judiciary Committee that would review Gaetz’s attorney general nomination have called for the report to be made available to them. “I think it’s going to be material in the proceedings,” said Sen. Thomas Tillis, a North Carolina Republican. Sen.
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