{"id":2368974,"date":"2024-11-14T13:42:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T18:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaetz-ethics-report-threatens-to-derail-senate-confirmation-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-14T13:42:36","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T18:42:36","slug":"gaetz-ethics-report-threatens-to-derail-senate-confirmation-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaetz-ethics-report-threatens-to-derail-senate-confirmation-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaetz ethics report threatens to derail Senate confirmation &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fgaetz-ethics-report-threatens-to-derail-senate-confirmation-washington-examiner%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=2368974&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--><p>The article \u200ddiscusses the implications of Matt Gaetz&#8217;s resignation from the House of Representatives as he anticipates\u2064 a nomination for Attorney\u200d General under \u200dPresident-elect Donald Trump. Despite his resignation, Senate Republicans\u200c caution that the confirmation process\u2064 may be hindered by \u200dan\u2062 ethics report from the House regarding allegations of \u200csex trafficking and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">sexual misconduct involving<\/a> a minor.\u200d Senate Judiciary Committee members are calling for\u200d this report\u200d to be\u200c shared during Gaetz&#8217;s confirmation hearing, arguing that its contents are crucial for transparency. While Gaetz has denied any wrongdoing and was not charged after an investigation, Republican \u200dsenators \u2062express mixed views on how\u2063 to handle the upcoming nomination. Concerns over the\u2063 ethics report&#8217;s release persist, as some senators believe it is likely to surface \u2063regardless of Gaetz&#8217;s status. The \u200barticle conveys the tension surrounding Gaetz&#8217;s nomination amidst serious allegations and the\u200c divided responses from GOP members\u2064 about how to proceed.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Matt Gaetz ethics report threatens to derail Senate confirmation<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1681963\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Matt Gaetz&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3229634\/gaetz-resigns-house-ahead-attorney-general-confirmation-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"resigning in anticipation\">resignation from the House of Representatives in anticipation<\/a> of being confirmed as President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3229178\/trump-nominates-matt-gaetz-as-attorney-general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump&rsquo;s attorney general\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s attorney general<\/a> may not stop the release of a looming ethics report.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Key Senate Republicans are warning that the controversial nomination, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3229222\/trump-cabinet-picks-shockwaves-washington-reckless\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"sent shockwaves through Washington\">sent shock waves through Washington<\/a>, is unlikely to sail through their GOP-controlled chamber next year. At least not without first seeing a yet-to-be-published House Ethics Committee report of its investigation into Gaetz over allegations of sex trafficking and sex with a minor.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think there should not be any limitations on the [Senate] Judiciary Committee&rsquo;s investigation, including whatever the House Ethics Committee generated,&rdquo; said Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), a member of the Senate&rsquo;s judiciary panel charged with holding Gaetz&rsquo;s confirmation hearing.<\/p>\n<p>The firebrand Republican&rsquo;s abrupt resignation from the House on Wednesday may have allowed him to quash the report&rsquo;s imminent unveiling since Gaetz is no longer a member of Congress, though it was unclear whether House Ethics lawmakers could still vote to release it or provide it to the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL) demanded Thursday that it be preserved by the House and shared with his committee, as well as &ldquo;all relevant documentation on Mr. Gaetz.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The sequence and timing of Mr. Gaetz&rsquo;s resignation from the House raises serious questions about the contents of the House Ethics Committee report,&rdquo; Durbin said. &ldquo;We cannot allow this valuable information from a bipartisan investigation to be hidden from the American people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A lawyer representing the alleged victim is also calling for the release of the report. &ldquo;Mr. Gaetz&rsquo;s likely nomination as attorney general is a perverse development in a truly dark series of events,&rdquo;&nbsp;John Clune <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CluneEsq\/status\/1857083883197448542\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted<\/a>. &ldquo;We would support the House Ethics Committee immediately releasing their report. She was a high school student and there were witnesses.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz has denied any wrongdoing, and the Justice Department did not bring any charges against him following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/guest-column-im-so-sorry-this-is-happening-to-you-matt\/\" title=\"GUEST COLUMN: I\u2019m So Sorry This Is Happening to You, Matt\">sex trafficking investigation<\/a>. He explained the timing of his departure was to minimize any impact on House Republicans&rsquo; slim majority under Trump and allow Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) to appoint a replacement in the new Congress quickly.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. John Thune (R-SD), the incoming Senate majority leader, offered little insight on how his new Republican leadership would handle the matter come January.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know until we start the process with him and all the other potential nominees,&rdquo; Thune told reporters. &ldquo;None of this stuff is formal yet. But when it is, we expect our committees do their jobs and provide the advice and consent that is required under the Constitution.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Then-Rep. Matt Gaetz speaks to reporters in the spin room after a presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo\/Matt Rourke)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>But Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), who sits on Judiciary and has &ldquo;sparred back and forth&rdquo; in the past with Gaetz on social media, signaled to Trump that he should prepare for the possibility of Gaetz&rsquo;s nomination failing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The president has an obligation to make sure that that nominee is going to pass vetting and have the votes on the floor,&rdquo; Tillis said. &ldquo;I will consider Matt Gaetz like I will anybody else. But if they don&rsquo;t do the homework, don&rsquo;t be surprised that they fail.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As for the House Ethics report, Tillis said he was &ldquo;almost certain that it will come out&rdquo; one way or another.<\/p>\n<p>Other Judiciary panel Republicans offered more deference to Trump and his nominees, including Gaetz. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said it would be up to the House whether or not to release the ethics report and declined to share his own opinion.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think [Gaetz] is smart, who asks a lot of hard questions,&rdquo; Graham told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ll see how he does.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), whose predisposition is to support all of Trump&rsquo;s nominees, used Trump&rsquo;s demand for recess appointments without Senate confirmation as a &ldquo;warning&rdquo; for Democrats not to try and delay or derail the process.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I would counsel against that. Because I think if we see a concerted effort to stop and stall these nominations of the regular process of them, then I think the president, quite rightly, is going to say, &lsquo;Well, I need my folks in place,&rsquo;&rdquo; Hawley told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;That would be a warning to Democrats: Let&rsquo;s go through the process here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Thune, in his first floor remarks since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3228120\/thune-cornyn-mcconnell-senate-gop-leader-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"being elected\">being elected<\/a> to succeed Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), stated the chamber&rsquo;s priority under Republican control will be Trump&rsquo;s nominees. He told senators to brace for &ldquo;an aggressive schedule until those nominees are confirmed.&rdquo; If <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thomas-massie-delivers-impassioned-speech-in-defense-of-speaker-mccarthy\/\" title=\"Thomas Massie passionately defends Speaker McCarthy.\">regular order fails<\/a>, however, Thune has said he&rsquo;s open to allowing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3226605\/trump-demand-senate-recess-appointments-undercut-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"recess appointments.\">recess appointments<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3223892\/president-elect-donald-trump-cabinet-picks-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRUMP CABINET PICKS: WHO&rsquo;S BEEN TAPPED TO SERVE IN THE PRESIDENT-ELECT&rsquo;S ADMINISTRATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>House Republican leaders were not involved in the Gaetz investigation from the Ethics Committee, which acts independently, but have pointed to the Justice Department dropping its inquiry into similar matters as little reason to speculate any disqualifying revelations would come to light.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not my decision. It&rsquo;s the president&rsquo;s decision,&rdquo; House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s someone who&rsquo;s worked really hard against the weaponization of government, the lawfare that&rsquo;s happened at DOJ. He&rsquo;d be an instant performer if given the position, and I understand the pick.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>Samantha-Jo Roth and Cami Mondeaux contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1681963\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1681963\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matt Gaetz&#8217;s ethics report could hinder his Senate confirmation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2368975,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/matt-gaetz-senate-confirmation.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[45005,3624,32603,39855,32076],"class_list":["post-2368974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ethics-report","tag-gaetz","tag-political-news","tag-senate-confirmation","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/matt-gaetz-senate-confirmation.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368974","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\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2368974"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368974\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2368978,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368974\/revisions\/2368978"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2368975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2368974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2368974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2368974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}