by Misty Severi
The House Ethics Committee on Wednesday voted against publicly releasing its report on allegations that former Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz engaged in sexual misconduct with a minor.
Chairman Michael Guest did not expand on the vote, but said that there was “not an agreement by the committee to release the report,” according to Politico.
Senate Republicans and House Democrats have pushed the committee to publicly release the report after President-elect Donald Trump tapped Gaetz for his attorney general. However a separate Justice Department investigation into the sexual misconduct allegations did not result in any charges last year.
The news comes after Democratic Ilinois Rep. Sean Casten threatened to introduce a privileged resolution that would force the entire House to vote on releasing the report if the panel did not do so on its own.
“The allegations against Matt Gaetz are serious. They are credible. The House Ethics Committee has spent years conducting a thorough investigation to get to the bottom of it,” Casten said in a statement. “This information must be made available for the Senate to provide its constitutionally required advice and consent.”
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Misty Severi is a reporter for Just the News.
