Former Congressman Matt Gaetz vows to expose alleged 'Me Too' settlements if the House Ethics Committee releases a report on sexual misconduct accusations against him.
Former Congressman Matt Gaetz is threatening to 'expose' the supposed ' me too ' settlements of his former colleagues after the House Ethics Committee voted to release a report on its investigation of sexual misconduct accusations leveled against the Florida Republican. Newsweek reached out for comment to the offices of GOP Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries via email on Wednesday.
Gaetz resigned from Congress on November 13, just after President-elect Donald Trump nominated him to serve as U.S. attorney general. The former congressman withdrew himself from consideration a week later after facing doubts over his ability to gain Senate confirmation. The House Ethics Committee report—focused on allegations including a claim that Gaetz had sex with a minor—was initially blocked from release by Gaetz's resignation and likely played a key role in the failure of his nomination to Trump's Cabinet. CNN reported on Wednesday that the House Ethics Committee held a private vote to release the Gaetz report. In a pinned post to X, formerly Twitter, Gaetz, 42, wrote hours later that 'someone suggested' a 'plan' for him to retaliate against sitting House members. The plan would involve Gaetz returning to the House when its new session begins on January 3, when the former congressman would decide to 'participate in the Speaker election' since he was reelected to his Florida U.S. House seat before resigning. Gaetz wrote that he would then 'take the oath' to serve in the next Congress, before filing 'a privileged motion to expose every 'me too' settlement paid using public funds (even of former members).' After filing the motion, which would require the House to vote on the matter within 48 hours, Gaetz would then resign from Congress again to start hosting an opinion show on the right-wing One America News Network, which is set to begin days later
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