{"id":2369370,"date":"2024-11-15T10:01:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T15:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-ethics-committee-cancels-meeting-as-pressure-to-release-gaetz-report-builds-report-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-15T10:01:34","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T15:01:34","slug":"house-ethics-committee-cancels-meeting-as-pressure-to-release-gaetz-report-builds-report-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-ethics-committee-cancels-meeting-as-pressure-to-release-gaetz-report-builds-report-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"House Ethics Committee cancels meeting as pressure to release Gaetz report builds: Report &#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\">32<\/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%2Fhouse-ethics-committee-cancels-meeting-as-pressure-to-release-gaetz-report-builds-report-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=2369370&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 House Ethics Committee\u2063 has\u200c canceled \u2063a meeting that was scheduled to discuss the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-anyone-more-annoying-or-treacherous-than-barack-obama\/\" title=\"Is Anyone More Annoying or Treacherous than Barack Obama?\">ongoing investigation<\/a> into former\u200c Congressman Matt Gaetz, who faces allegations of sex trafficking\u200b and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/france-seeks-to-change-age-of-consent-to-15\/\" title=\"France Seeks To Change Age Of Consent To 15\">sexual relations<\/a> with \u2064a minor\u2014claims he has denied. \u2064This\u200d cancellation\u2064 comes <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">amid increasing\u200d pressure<\/a> to release the committee&#8217;s findings, particularly after Gaetz was named\u200b as President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s nominee for attorney general. Following Gaetz&#8217;s resignation from the House, the\u2062 committee \u200bno longer has jurisdiction\u2063 over his investigation, yet there \u200bare calls for the report \u200cto still be made public. Senators have also expressed interest in \u2063seeing the\u200d report ahead of Gaetz&#8217;s confirmation hearing, raising concerns about the implications\u200c of his resignation and the timing\u2062 of these developments.  <\/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\">House Ethics Committee cancels meeting as pressure to release Gaetz report builds: Report<\/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_1882065\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-of-representatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"House\">House<\/a> Ethics Committee reportedly canceled its Friday meeting as pressure surges for the committee to release its report on former Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/matt-gaetz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"House\">Matt Gaetz<\/a> after he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3229178\/trump-nominates-matt-gaetz-as-attorney-general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"announced\">announced<\/a> as President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"announced\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s pick for attorney general.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The committee has been investigating the Florida Republican over allegations of sex trafficking and sex with a minor, accusations he has denied. With Gaetz&rsquo;s resignation from the House earlier this week, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rejects-bannon-bid-to-avoid-prison-sentence-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Supreme Court rejects Bannon bid to avoid prison sentence - Washington Examiner\">committee&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s jurisdiction over investigating Gaetz has gone away, but some are demanding the report be released.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/11\/14\/congress\/gaetz-ethics-probe-00189757\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reports\">reports<\/a> on Thursday evening said that the planned Friday meeting had been canceled for unspecified reasons. The committee, which tends to operate quietly while it investigates members, could have used the meeting to discuss the next steps with the Gaetz report.<\/p>\n<p>Several senators have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3230211\/matt-gaetz-ethics-report-threatens-derail-senate-confirmation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"expressed\">expressed<\/a> their desire to see the yet-to-be-released report about the former congressman since he will face a confirmation hearing before the upper chamber of Congress.<\/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; Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL) said Thursday. &ldquo;We cannot allow this valuable information from a bipartisan investigation to be hidden from the American people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Incoming Senate Republican Leader John Thune (R-SD) was vague on how the GOP, which will be in the Senate majority in January, would handle the matter.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/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 Thursday. &ldquo;None of this stuff is formal yet. But when it is, we expect our committees to do their jobs and provide the advice and consent that is required under the Constitution.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3230247\/recess-appointments-trump-skip-senate-confirmations-fill-cabinet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"floated\">floated<\/a> recess appointments for some Cabinet nominees, which would not require a vote from the Senate but require the chamber to be in recess for at least 10 days. Congress can do <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-opens-the-door-to-being-speaker-again-as-war-rages-in-israel\/\" title=\"McCarthy considers returning as speaker amidst ongoing Israel conflict.\">pro-forma sessions<\/a> to prevent recess appointments.<\/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_1882065\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1882065\"}});<\/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>House Ethics Committee cancels meeting amid Gaetz report pressure<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2369371,"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-ethics.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[45069,45068,45070,38533,32076],"class_list":["post-2369370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-gaetz-report","tag-house-ethics","tag-meeting-cancellation","tag-political-pressure","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/matt-gaetz-ethics.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369370","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\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2369370"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369370\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2369374,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369370\/revisions\/2369374"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2369371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2369370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2369370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2369370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}