HouseEthics Committee Likely to Release Report on Matt Gaetz
Nov 20, 2024 18:49:03 GMT -5
Post by schwartzie on Nov 20, 2024 18:49:03 GMT -5
House Ethics Committee Likely to Release Report on Matt Gaetz in Defiance of Speaker Johnson’s Objections
Nick R. Hamilton
November 20, 2024 - 9:26 am
The House Ethics Committee is expected to release a report on its investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) despite pushback from Republican leadership.
Chairman Michael Guest (R-MS) said his committee is likely to release the ethics report on Gaetz, potentially throwing a monkey wrench into his nomination by President Donald Trump to lead the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
Gaetz stepped down from the House as soon as Trump was nominated for attorney general.
As a result of his resignation, Gaetz is technically no longer under the purview of the ethics committee.
It comes after House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) opposed releasing the report.
Johnson personally conveyed this sentiment to Guest over the weekend, to no avail.
“I appreciate Mike reaching out,” Guest told Politico.
“I don’t see it having an impact on what we as a committee ultimately decide.”
The committee is meeting on Wednesday to decide whether to release the report.
The investigation involved, in part, allegations that Gaetz paid women for sex, and paid for them to travel across state lines for sex.
One of the women allegedly involved said she was 17 at the time of some of the encounters.
The Justice Department investigated the allegations for several years and declined to press any charges against him.
The Trump transition team spokesperson Alex Pfeiffer said of the allegations against Gaetz:
“Matt Gaetz will be the next Attorney General.
“He’s the right man for the job and will end the weaponization of our justice system.
“These are baseless allegations intended to derail the second Trump administration.
“The Biden Justice Department investigated Gaetz for years and cleared him of wrongdoing.”
At this year’s CPAC convention, Gaetz was vocal about the need to stop members of Congress including Guest, from trading individual stocks.
“For the same reason you don’t let the umpire bet on the game, members of Congress should not be allowed to trade individual stocks,” he said.
“How about the Ethics Committee take up those reforms?”
“He has become a brilliant stock trader while in office, and I admire the obvious genius,” Gaetz said of Guest.
“He knew exactly the right time to buy online gambling stocks.
“His purchase in Evolution Gaming Securities netted him a hefty 36 percent gain — not too shabby.
“Now, I’m not saying this is insider trading, but this monetary affair is perhaps the most suspicious I’ve seen since Fani Willis and Nathan Wade.”
Gaetz posted on X in February about the ethics probe, saying:
“Word is, I now have problems with the Ethics Committee — which seems really odd to me because I’m the one screaming loudest for actual ethics reforms.”
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Nick R. Hamilton
November 20, 2024 - 9:26 am
The House Ethics Committee is expected to release a report on its investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) despite pushback from Republican leadership.
Chairman Michael Guest (R-MS) said his committee is likely to release the ethics report on Gaetz, potentially throwing a monkey wrench into his nomination by President Donald Trump to lead the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
Gaetz stepped down from the House as soon as Trump was nominated for attorney general.
As a result of his resignation, Gaetz is technically no longer under the purview of the ethics committee.
It comes after House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) opposed releasing the report.
Johnson personally conveyed this sentiment to Guest over the weekend, to no avail.
“I appreciate Mike reaching out,” Guest told Politico.
“I don’t see it having an impact on what we as a committee ultimately decide.”
The committee is meeting on Wednesday to decide whether to release the report.
The investigation involved, in part, allegations that Gaetz paid women for sex, and paid for them to travel across state lines for sex.
One of the women allegedly involved said she was 17 at the time of some of the encounters.
The Justice Department investigated the allegations for several years and declined to press any charges against him.
The Trump transition team spokesperson Alex Pfeiffer said of the allegations against Gaetz:
“Matt Gaetz will be the next Attorney General.
“He’s the right man for the job and will end the weaponization of our justice system.
“These are baseless allegations intended to derail the second Trump administration.
“The Biden Justice Department investigated Gaetz for years and cleared him of wrongdoing.”
At this year’s CPAC convention, Gaetz was vocal about the need to stop members of Congress including Guest, from trading individual stocks.
“For the same reason you don’t let the umpire bet on the game, members of Congress should not be allowed to trade individual stocks,” he said.
“How about the Ethics Committee take up those reforms?”
“He has become a brilliant stock trader while in office, and I admire the obvious genius,” Gaetz said of Guest.
“He knew exactly the right time to buy online gambling stocks.
“His purchase in Evolution Gaming Securities netted him a hefty 36 percent gain — not too shabby.
“Now, I’m not saying this is insider trading, but this monetary affair is perhaps the most suspicious I’ve seen since Fani Willis and Nathan Wade.”
Gaetz posted on X in February about the ethics probe, saying:
“Word is, I now have problems with the Ethics Committee — which seems really odd to me because I’m the one screaming loudest for actual ethics reforms.”
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