Key Democrat says the ethics report on Matt Gaetz should be made public
WASHINGTON The top Democrat on the House Ethics Committee said Monday that the panel's report into GOP former Rep. Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump s pick for attorney general, should be made public.
The bipartisan Ethics Committee had been investigating Gaetz, of Florida, off and on since 2021, probing allegations of sexual misconduct involving a 17-year-old girl, illicit drug use and accepting improper gifts. But the committee lost jurisdiction over Gaetz whenhe resigned from the Houseon Thursday and has not released any public report on its probe.
Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pa., the ranking member on the Ethics Committee, said the report should be released, a sentiment echoed by another committee member, Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Md.
It absolutely should be released to the public. And, well,...