Debate Intensifies Over Release of Gaetz Ethics Report After AG Withdrawal

Rep. Michael Guest, chair of the House Ethics Committee, stated that former Rep. Matt Gaetz's withdrawal from consideration for Attorney General should end discussions about releasing the committee's report on him. Gaetz's decision comes amid a long-standing investigation into allegations of misconduct, which ended when he resigned from Congress. The committee, which lacks jurisdiction over ex-lawmakers, had not released the report after a vote failed along party lines. Despite Gaetz's withdrawal, some Democrats, like Rep. Sean Casten, continue to push for the report's release.