The House Ethics Committee reportedly voted earlier this month to release its ethics report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz after the final votes of this Congress are taken.
The reversal, reported by CNN, represents a stark turnaround from last month when committee members opted not to release the report after Gaetz resigned from Congress. The previous vote not to release the report was made along party lines, meaning some Republicans defected.
In a statement posted to X, Gaetz vigorously denied any wrongdoing, citing the Biden administration’s Department of Justice investigation that didn’t pursue charges after failing to find sufficient evidence.
“I was charged with nothing: FULLY EXONERATED. Not even a campaign finance violation. And the people investigating me hated me,” he said.
“Then, the very ‘witnesses’ DOJ deemed not-credible were assembled by House…
