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ABC News Updated - Democrats try to force Ethics Committee to release Gaetz report
ABC News Updated - Democrats try to force Ethics Committee to release Gaetz report
Ethics Committee Republicans had earlier blocked the release of the report.
ByJohn Parkinson, Lauren Peller, Will Steakin, and Chris Boccia
November 20, 2024, 6:14 PM
After members of the House Ethics Committee deadlocked along party lines whether to release its report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz, two Democrats introduced privileged resolutions to make the report public.
Reps. Steve Cohen of Tennessee and Sean Casten of Illinois introduced resolutions to try to force the committee to release the report. Under House rules, once a privileged resolution is introduced, the House must take it up within two legislative days. Republicans have the majority in the House and leadership will decide when the resolution is brought up for a vote. Republicans will attempt to block the effort but it's not yet clear how this could play out.
The Ethics Committee was investigating allegations that Gaetz engaged in sexual misconduct, illicit drug use, 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 gift.
Gaetz resigned from Congress last week after President-elect Donald Trump announced he planned to nominate Gaetz to be his attorney general. The Ethics Committee generally drops investigations of members if they leave office, but Republicans and Democrats have argued whether to break that precedent to allow the Senate to perform its role of vetting presidential nominations.
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Ethics Committee Republicans had earlier blocked the release of the report.
ByJohn Parkinson, Lauren Peller, Will Steakin, and Chris Boccia
November 20, 2024, 6:14 PM
After members of the House Ethics Committee deadlocked along party lines whether to release its report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz, two Democrats introduced privileged resolutions to make the report public.
Reps. Steve Cohen of Tennessee and Sean Casten of Illinois introduced resolutions to try to force the committee to release the report. Under House rules, once a privileged resolution is introduced, the House must take it up within two legislative days. Republicans have the majority in the House and leadership will decide when the resolution is brought up for a vote. Republicans will attempt to block the effort but it's not yet clear how this could play out.
The Ethics Committee was investigating allegations that Gaetz engaged in sexual misconduct, illicit drug use, 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 gift.
Gaetz resigned from Congress last week after President-elect Donald Trump announced he planned to nominate Gaetz to be his attorney general. The Ethics Committee generally drops investigations of members if they leave office, but Republicans and Democrats have argued whether to break that precedent to allow the Senate to perform its role of vetting presidential nominations.
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