A House Democrat is moving to force the chamber into voting on releasing an ethics report into Rep. Matt Gaetz.
A Democratic lawmaker is moving to force a vote on releasing the results of the House Ethics Committee's report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla. Rep. Sean Casten, D-Ill., introduced legislation on Tuesday afternoon aimed at mandating a House-wide vote on whether to make the Gaetz report public. He introduced it as a 'privileged resolution,' a mechanism that forces House leaders to consider it within two legislative days – putting the deadline on Thursday.
The House Ethics Committee's multi-year investigation into Gaetz, involving allegations of sex with a minor and illicit drug use, came to an abrupt halt last month after he resigned from Congress hours after President-elect Donald Trump tapped him to be his attorney general. Gaetz dropped out of consideration amid quiet but steady GOP opposition, but the committee nevertheless lost jurisdiction over the probe when Gaetz left the House of Representatives.
Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pa., the top Democrat on the panel, hinted that the vote to do so fell along party lines. 'I'd say that a vote was taken.
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