House lawmakers are expected to publicly release the results of an ethics investigation into now-former congressman Matt Gaetz after a secret vote to share the report in the final days of 2024.
House Ethics Committee members reportedly held a secret vote earlier this month, reversing course on a decision to withhold the findings of a long-running probe into allegations of sexual misconduct and drug use.
The report is expected to be made public after the final day of voting in the House of Representatives this week as lawmakers prepare to leave Washington, D.C., for the holidays, according to CNN.
Release of the report marks a stunning reversal of a party-line vote in November against its release. Gaetz withdrew his name for consideration as Donald Trump’s nominee for US attorney general after reports revealed a woman testified to the committee that she had sexual encounters with Gaetz at a party in 2017 when she was 17 years old.
The Ethics Committee’s report follows a lengthy probe into allegations against the Republican, including whether he engaged in sexual misconduct, used illicit drugs, “shared inappropriate images or videos on the House floor, misused state identification records, converted campaign funds to personal use, and/or accepted a bribe, improper gratuity, or impermissible gifts,” according to the committee’s announcement last year.
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Source: independent.co.uk