{"id":2370260,"date":"2024-11-18T10:46:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T15:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-ethics-panel-to-meet-wednesday-to-discuss-gaetz-investigation-report-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-18T10:48:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T15:48:18","slug":"house-ethics-panel-to-meet-wednesday-to-discuss-gaetz-investigation-report-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-ethics-panel-to-meet-wednesday-to-discuss-gaetz-investigation-report-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"House Ethics panel to meet Wednesday to discuss Gaetz investigation: 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=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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-panel-to-meet-wednesday-to-discuss-gaetz-investigation-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=2370260&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 is scheduled to \u200cmeet\u2063 on Wednesday to review its ongoing investigation\u2063 into former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), following\u200d his \u200brecent \u200bresignation from Congress. This \u200dmeeting comes after a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">postponed session originally intended<\/a> to \u2063discuss\u2063 the committee&#8217;s findings, which \u2063was delayed after \u2062Gaetz was nominated by President-elect Donald\u2062 Trump for the\u2064 position of attorney general. \u200bAlthough there is no precedent for the committee releasing findings on members who have left office, some past cases exist. House Speaker \u2062Mike Johnson (R-LA) has \u2064urged the\u200d committee\u2064 to\u200c withhold the report, emphasizing that former members should not be subject to such\u2062 investigations, \u2064a stance he took following scrutiny over the timing of \u200bGaetz&#8217;s resignation and nomination. Johnson has denied any\u2062 influence\u2062 from private \u2063discussions with Trump regarding this matter.  <\/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 panel to meet Wednesday to discuss Gaetz investigation: 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_1882024\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The House Ethics Committee will <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MZanona\/status\/1858524895346413831\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reportedly <\/a>meet this week to discuss its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trial-of-ex-clinton-lawyer-sussmann-kicks-off-today\/\" title=\"Trial of Ex-Clinton Lawyer Sussmann Kicks Off Today\">yearslong investigation<\/a> into former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) as questions swirl about whether the panel should still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3231529\/johnson-house-ethics-committee-withhold-gaetz-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">release its findings<\/a> after he resigned from Congress.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The committee is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, five days after it was initially slated to hold a meeting to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3230211\/matt-gaetz-ethics-report-threatens-derail-senate-confirmation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">discuss the report<\/a>. However, that meeting was later postponed after Gaetz abruptly left Congress last week when he was tapped as President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s pick for attorney general.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the Ethics Committee declined to comment on its meeting schedule when asked by the <em>Washington Examiner.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The timing of Gaetz&rsquo;s nomination and his resignation raised eyebrows across Capitol Hill. GOP leaders were also quick to distance themselves from the postponement, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-dangerous-precedent\/\" title=\"A Dangerous Precedent\">telling reporters<\/a> they have nothing to do with the Ethics Committee&rsquo;s decisions or timing on its reports.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It remains unclear how the committee will move forward with the report as the panel typically refrains from publishing its findings of lawmakers after they have left office. However, it&rsquo;s not completely unprecedented. At least two members of Congress have had their ethics inquiries published after leaving the House: former Reps. <a href=\"https:\/\/ethics.house.gov\/sites\/ethics.house.gov\/files\/comm_print_1987%20part%201.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bill Boner<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mnVhaqT697\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mark Foley<\/a> as well as&nbsp;former Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/ethics.senate.gov\/public\/_cache\/files\/676add17-2c7f-40f7-a4d9-b35526e4da97\/public-report-preliminary-inquiry-into-the-matter-of-sen-ensign.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">John Ensign<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Still, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has asked that the report be kept under wraps even after initially telling reporters he would not get involved.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to strongly request that the Ethics Committee not issue the report because that is not the way we do things in the House,&rdquo; Johnson told reporters on Friday. &ldquo;The rules of the House have always been that a former member is beyond the jurisdiction of the Ethics Committee, and so I don&rsquo;t think that&rsquo;s relevant.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, Johnson denied that he shifted his tone because of private conversations with Trump, telling CNN that he has not spoken with the president-elect about the ethics report.<\/p>\n<p>Since April 2021, the House Ethics Committee has been investigating allegations the Florida lawmaker may have &ldquo;engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, accepted improper gifts, dispensed special privileges and favors to individuals with whom he had a personal relationship, and sought to obstruct government investigations of his conduct.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>ABC News reported that a woman who was part of a yearslong Justice Department investigation into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-urges-house-ethics-committee-not-to-issue-gaetz-report-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Johnson urges House Ethics Committee not to issue Gaetz report - Washington Examiner\">sex trafficking allegations testified<\/a> to the Ethics Committee that Gaetz had sex with her when she was 17 years old. Gaetz has denied all the allegations, and the federal investigation resulted in no charges against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-ag-nominee-wont-commit-to-keeping-durham-as-special-counsel\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s AG nominee won\u2019t commit to keeping Durham as special counsel\">attorney general nominee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-MD), who sits on the House Ethics Committee, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that he was not sure what the precedent for that would be, but he noted that &ldquo;typically for confirmation hearings, the Senate has gotten whatever it&rsquo;s wanted.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In fact, I think it&rsquo;s essential for them to get that kind of information before they make a decision of this magnitude,&rdquo; Ivey said.<\/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_1882024\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1882024\"}});<\/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 panel to meet Wednesday on Gaetz investigation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2370261,"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.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[45224,45068,32076],"class_list":["post-2370260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-gaetz-investigation","tag-house-ethics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Matt-Gaetz.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370260","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\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2370260"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2370264,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370260\/revisions\/2370264"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2370261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2370260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2370260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2370260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}