The House Ethics Committee did not come to an agreement about whether to release its report detailing the yearslong investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Chairman Michael Guest (R-MS) said Wednesday after the committee met for a closed-door session.
It’s unclear if the committee voted to release the report or not. The committee adjourned after two hours, with lawmakers emerging from the closed-door meeting declining to comment.
“There was not an agreement by the committee to release the report,” Guest told reporters.
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The 10-member committee’s deliberations come as Gaetz is being considered as the next attorney general under the incoming Trump administration. Gaetz resigned on Nov. 13 just hours after his nomination was announced, raising eyebrows across Capitol Hill.
Still, even as the committee has failed
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