{"id":2051920,"date":"2023-10-01T21:47:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T01:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/some-house-republicans-seek-to-expel-matt-gaetz-pending-report-from-ethics-committee\/"},"modified":"2023-10-01T21:48:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T01:48:49","slug":"some-house-republicans-seek-to-expel-matt-gaetz-pending-report-from-ethics-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/some-house-republicans-seek-to-expel-matt-gaetz-pending-report-from-ethics-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans aim to remove Matt Gaetz until Ethics Committee report is released."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsome-house-republicans-seek-to-expel-matt-gaetz-pending-report-from-ethics-committee%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2051920&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>House Republicans \u200bPrepare to Expel Rep. Matt Gaetz Amid\u200d Ethics Committee Investigation<\/h2>\n<p>Reports have emerged that some House\u200c Republican members \u200bare gearing up\u2063 to\u200d file a motion to expel Rep. Matt \u200dGaetz (R-FL) from Congress. \u200dThis move comes as the House Ethics Committee is set to release a forthcoming report on Gaetz&#8217;s alleged behavior.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Gaetz himself \u2064is planning to \u200bfile a motion to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) this week. Many\u2064 top Republicans believe this is \u200da personal vendetta\u2063 against McCarthy due to \u2062the\u2062 ongoing Ethics Committee investigation, which was initiated during the previous Congress under Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).<\/p>\n<p>The investigation \u200bis said to be focused on allegations of sexual misconduct,\u200b illicit drug\u2063 use, and other misconduct. When\u2064 the probe was launched\u200b in 2021, Democrats announced that they were \u2063looking into \u200cvarious allegations against Gaetz, including sexual\u2063 misconduct, sharing \u200cinappropriate content \u2063on the House floor, misusing state identification records, converting campaign funds \u2064for personal use, and accepting bribes or impermissible gifts.<\/p>\n<p>If the ethics committee report finds Gaetz guilty, House Republicans are reportedly \u200cprepared \u200bto take \u200daction and expel him \u200bfrom Congress. One member even described Gaetz\u200d as \u2062&#8221;a smart\u200d guy without morals&#8221; who is widely disliked within the party.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the mounting accusations, Gaetz has consistently\u2064 denied any \u200bwrongdoing. In response to\u2062 a\u2064 report by \u2063Fox News, he shared a post on\u200c X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e8ECYirYhM\">https:\/\/t.co\/e8ECYirYhM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CnU3DEaz1p\">pic.twitter.com\/CnU3DEaz1p<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattgaetz\/status\/1708479062409171330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While Gaetz faces widespread criticism, there are some lawmakers who have come\u2063 to his defense. Rep. Anna \u2064Paulina Luna (R-FL) argued \u2062on X that it is &#8220;UNETHICAL to threaten to expel a member for following and \u200dusing house rules that the\u200d ENTIRE conference agreed to.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, Gaetz&#8217;s\u200d recent actions have drawn significant backlash. He jeopardized a\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-calls-on-congress-to-move-forward-on-raising-debt-ceiling\/\" title=\"Biden Calls On Congress To \u2018Move Forward\u2019 On Raising Debt Ceiling\">short-term funding bill<\/a> that would have \u200ckept the government open by giving leverage to\u200c Democrat lawmakers.\u200b The bill included\u2064 provisions for spending reduction, border security funding, and\u200c a\u2063 commission \u200don the federal \u200bdebt. Ultimately, Republicans were forced to\u200d make\u200d a deal with Democrats to avoid\u200c a government shutdown,\u2062 losing out on their desired provisions.<\/p>\n<p>Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) criticized Gaetz&#8217;s actions, stating that he can only succeed \u200cwith\u2064 the support of Democrats. Smith argued that Gaetz&#8217;s collaboration with Democrats to remove the Republican speaker is\u200b unacceptable and will hinder \u2064ongoing investigations.<\/p>\n<p>Former House \u2062Speaker \u200bNewt Gingrich went as\u2062 far as suggesting that Gaetz may be secretly working for\u200b the Democratic Party, as \u200dhe believes Gaetz is undermining and weakening the\u200b House GOP.<\/p>\n<p>Conservative media \u2064personality \u200dMark Levin also criticized Gaetz and his allies for sabotaging the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-under-pressure-from-all-sides-as-spending-fight-crawls-ahead\/\" title=\"McCarthy faces mounting pressure amidst sluggish spending battle.\">conservative spending bill<\/a>, accusing them of lacking a clear plan or objective \u200cand shifting blame onto others.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Conservatives \u2064got the\u2062 whole of the House GOP to agree \u200cto\u2062 cut the \u2063government by 8% \u200cas\u200c their opening negotiation with the Senate,\u200c but\u200c Matt Gaetz decided his grudge against Speaker McCarthy \u2064was \u2063more important. \u200bSo he helped scuttle cuts, and now\u2062 the\u2062 government is going to grow.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EWErickson\/status\/1708192264202129689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, \u200b2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How \u2063might\u2063 the forthcoming \u2062report \u200dfrom the House Ethics\u200d Committee impact\u200c public perception of Rep. Gaetz and \u2062influence House \u2062Republicans&#8217; decision to take action against him<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Etz&#8217;s supporters \u2062argue that he is being unfairly targeted \u200dand that the allegations against him \u200bare politically \u200cmotivated, \u2062many House Republicans \u2062seem to be \u200ddistancing themselves \u200cfrom him. This is not \u2063surprising, considering the seriousness of \u2063the accusations and the potential \u200bdamage they could inflict on the\u2062 party&#8217;s reputation.<\/p>\n<p>Expelling a member of Congress is a rare occurrence, \u200bbut it has happened in the past. The most recent example is former Rep. Steve King \u2062(R-IA), who was\u200d expelled from the House in 2020 due \u200bto his\u200b controversial remarks on \u2062white supremacy. If the allegations against Gaetz are proven to be true, it is likely that House Republicans will \u2064feel compelled to take similar \u200daction.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that\u200d expulsion from\u200c Congress requires a two-thirds majority vote in the House. This means that both Republicans and Democrats would need to vote in favor \u200dof expelling Gaetz. While it is uncertain\u200d how\u2062 Democrats will vote, given their previous interest in investigating Gaetz, it is possible\u200c that they\u2063 will join with Republicans in condemning his alleged misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>The forthcoming report from the House Ethics Committee will \u200cplay \u2062a crucial role in determining \u2063Gaetz&#8217;s fate.\u200c If the investigation\u2064 find \u2063substantial evidence of wrongdoing, it will be difficult for Gaetz to maintain his innocence. However, if\u200d the \u2062report exonerates him, it could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/some-house-republicans-seek-to-expel-matt-gaetz-pending-report-from-ethics-committee\/\" title=\"House Republicans aim to remove Matt Gaetz until Ethics Committee report is released.\">potentially shift \u2062public perception<\/a> and undermine the efforts of House Republicans\u2062 who are\u200d seeking \u200dhis expulsion.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the outcome, this episode serves\u200c as a\u2064 reminder of the importance of ethical \u2063conduct\u200d and \u200daccountability in Congress. It also highlights the divisions within the Republican\u2062 Party, \u200cas some members seem willing to distance themselves from Gaetz while others continue to support him.<\/p>\n<p>In the coming \u2062weeks, all eyes will\u2062 be on the House Ethics Committee and its report\u200d on Rep. Matt Gaetz. As\u2064 the investigation\u2062 reaches its conclusion, House Republicans will need to decide whether\u200b to take action and expel Gaetz or stand by him. \u200cTheir decision \u2064will have significant implications not\u200b only for Gaetz&#8217;s \u2063political future but also \u200cfor the integrity of \u2064the Republican Party as \u200ca whole.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some House Republicans plan to expel Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) pending a House Ethics Committee report on his alleged behavior. Gaetz, in turn, intends to file a motion to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) this week, causing a stir among top Republicans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":2051921,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2051920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2051920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2051920"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2051920\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2051921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2051920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2051920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2051920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}