Top Senators Call For Release Of Gaetz Ethics Report
Huff PostLOADING ERROR LOADING Sens. Dick Durbin and John Cornyn called Thursday for the House Ethics Committee to release the results of its investigation into former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz’s conduct ahead of Senate considerations of President-elect Donald Trump’s planned nomination of Gaetz as attorney general. “The sequence and timing of Mr. Gaetz’s resignation from the House raises serious questions about the contents of the House Ethics Committee report,” Durbin told reporters. “It’s not in his best interests to have any surprises.” Asked whether that included the House Ethics Committee’s report on Gaetz, he replied, “I want to see everything.” Most Senate Republicans have avoided saying outright whether they would support or oppose Gaetz in a floor vote, indicating they’d like for the Senate’s vetting process to play out. come up either through the Committee’s extensive investigation or the FBI’s screen for it or questions asked by committee members at Mr. Gaetz’s hearings.” Sen. Josh Hawley, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, also suggested the FBI’s background check would turn up any relevant information about Gaetz.