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Speaker Johnson Asks Ethics Panel to Withhold Misconduct Report on Trump's AG Nominee Gaetz

Nov 15, 2024, 05:38 PM

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson announced that he will 'strongly request' the House Ethics Committee not to release its report on former Representative Matt Gaetz, who is President-elect Trump's nominee for Attorney General. Johnson argues that releasing the report would be 'a terrible breach of protocol, tradition, and the spirit of the rule,' and that it would 'open a Pandora's box.' The Ethics Committee has been investigating allegations that Gaetz engaged in sexual misconduct, illegal drug use, bribery, and accepted improper gifts. Despite precedents where the House has released reports on former members, Johnson maintains that withholding the report upholds House traditions.