The House Ethics Committee secretly voted to release the findings of its investigation of sexual misconduct allegations against former Rep. Matt Gaetz, according to a new report.
Gaetz (R-Fla.) resigned from Congress on Nov. 13 when President-elect Donald Trump announced him as his pick for attorney general — before Gaetz withdrew eight days later due to Senate Republican concerns about those allegations.
The Republican-led Ethics Committee’s secret vote occurred sometime in December, CNN first reported Wednesday, and the document is expected to be released sometime before the end of the month.
Gaetz, 42, for years has faced allegations of sexual misconduct involving at least one alleged underage partner, which he has denied and said amounts to a political smear, pointing to the fact that the Justice Department did not pursue charges when it looked into the claims.
The MAGA firebrand denied the allegations again in a Wednesday tweet following CNN’s report — while saying that he was embarrassed of the fact that he had “womanized” in his 30s.”The Biden/Garland DOJ spent years reviewing allegations that I committed various crimes. I was charged with nothing: FULLY EXONERATED,” Gaetz wrote.