A House ethics report detailing allegations of sexual misconduct against former Rep. Matt Gaetz will be released before the current session of Congress ends, CNN reported Wednesday, as the House Ethics Committee reportedly voted to make its findings public as the probe gained attention in the wake of Gaetz’s short-lived nomination for attorney general.
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The House Ethics Committee “secretly” voted to approve the report’s release earlier this month, CNN reported Wednesday citing anonymous sources.
The report will be released following the final day of House votes of this term, according to CNN—which is Thursday—as lawmakers return home for the holidays.
The document is expected to detail the committee’s investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Gaetz, who has faced allegations of paying for sex, having sex with an underage 17-year-old and illicit drug use—which he has denied.
Gaetz withdrew his nomination as President-elect Donald Trump’s next attorney general as the controversy gained steam in the wake of his nomination, also resigning from Congress days before the committee was initially set to vote on the report’s release.
The committee’s decision to release the report comes as a surprise after lawmakers had initially resisted making the document public despite the public interest in the allegations, and as other top Republicans like House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., have opposed its release.
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