{"id":2371669,"date":"2024-11-21T11:52:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T16:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/byron-donalds-stresses-need-to-be-serious-over-salacious-on-releasing-gaetz-report-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-21T11:53:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T16:53:00","slug":"byron-donalds-stresses-need-to-be-serious-over-salacious-on-releasing-gaetz-report-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/byron-donalds-stresses-need-to-be-serious-over-salacious-on-releasing-gaetz-report-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Byron Donalds stresses need to be \u2018serious\u2019 over \u2018salacious\u2019 on releasing Gaetz 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\">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%2Fbyron-donalds-stresses-need-to-be-serious-over-salacious-on-releasing-gaetz-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=2371669&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>Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) expressed caution regarding the release of the House Ethics Committee&#8217;s investigative\u2062 report on Matt Gaetz, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">highlighting potential\u2063 risks<\/a> associated with leaks and the implications \u2063of making such information \u2063public. \u2062He noted that\u2062 the investigation, which has been ongoing \u200cfor \u200cyears, did not\u2064 result in any charges from the Department\u2062 of \u200dJustice, thus raising questions about the motives behind \u2063releasing the report. Donalds argued that the\u200b focus should be on ensuring\u200c that any confirmation of Gaetz as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ag-merrick-garland-vows-to-step-down-if-biden-seeks-trump-probe\/\" title=\"AG Garland to Resign if Biden Pursues Trump Investigation\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-before-2020-election-is-certified\/\" title=\"BREAKING: AG Barr Authorizes Federal Prosecutors to Pursue &quot;Substantial Allegations&quot; of Voting Irregularities Before 2020 Election is Certified\">attorney general<\/a> serves<\/a>\u2064 the interests of the American people, rather than sensationalizing headlines.\u2064 He commented on the \u2064split \u200cwithin\u200b the Democratic \u200dParty regarding the release of the \u2062report and \u200bdrew parallels\u200d between Gaetz&#8217;s situation and the unconfirmed allegations faced by Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his Supreme \u200dCourt confirmation process. According to \u2064Donalds, the lack of\u2062 charges after a\u2063 lengthy investigation\u200c should prompt careful consideration before rushing to\u200c judgment based solely on allegations.  <\/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\">Byron Donalds stresses need to be &lsquo;serious&rsquo; over &lsquo;salacious&rsquo; on releasing Gaetz 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_1888399\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/byron-donalds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Byron Donalds<\/a> (R-FL) warned against releasing the House Ethics Committee&rsquo;s investigative report on former Florida Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/matt-gaetz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Matt Gaetz<\/a>, suggesting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Congress<\/a> needs to be &ldquo;careful&rdquo; about leaks and other effects releasing the report could have.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Since Gaetz&rsquo;s nomination by President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> to be his attorney general, many have demanded the release of the House Ethics Committee&rsquo;s yearslong investigation ahead of the confirmation vote. When asked about the possibility of releasing this report, either to the public or just the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Senate<\/a>, Donalds argued &ldquo;no&rdquo; because document leaks are common on Capitol Hill, pointing to how there were leaks in the three years the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">FBI<\/a> investigated Gaetz&rsquo;s allegations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But what did Merrick Garland&lsquo;s DOJ, or frankly, also when it started, Bill Barr&lsquo;s DOJ do?&rdquo; Donalds asked on CNN&rsquo;s <em>Laura Coates Live<\/em>. &ldquo;They didn&rsquo;t bring any charges. There were no charges here. So I think we got to be careful: do we just want to be salacious because it&lsquo;s great to take somebody down, or it&rsquo;s good for news headlines, or are we going to make sure we&lsquo;re serious about making sure somebody like Matt Gaetz goes into the job of attorney general to make sure that the DOJ&rsquo;s doing its job for the American people, not for the politicians here in Washington D.C.? That&lsquo;s what matters.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2703622&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=d32ea392bfaf71f20c9d144f247432a3\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Donalds further explained that Democrats calling for the release of Gaetz&rsquo;s report are simply &ldquo;reeling&rdquo; from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2024 election<\/a>, adding that the Democratic Party is split on how it can move forward. About Republicans calling to release the Gaetz report, he suggested the pushes for its release amid their decision to confirm Gaetz are &ldquo;fair,&rdquo; but they are also looking for &ldquo;a reason to get back on track.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Florida congressman then compared the situation of Gaetz&rsquo;s report to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1196654\/dems-push-white-house-fbi-to-reopen-kavanaugh-investigation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the allegations that Justice Brett Kavanaugh faced<\/a> in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Supreme Court<\/a> confirmation in 2018. He contended Kavanaugh&rsquo;s allegations were &ldquo;tossed around&rdquo; despite not being confirmed, and he was able to get approval despite the unconfirmed allegations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Are we now going to demonize people because of an allegation where the Department of Justice did not bring charges?&rdquo; Donalds said. &ldquo;They did investigate this for three years, and to be fair to Matt, the investigation went through, a lot of stuff was leaked about this investigation, no charges were brought forward, so then what are we talking about now?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Donalds also stressed the need to recognize that President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a> weaponized the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/justice-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Justice<\/a> with Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/merrick-garland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Merrick Garland<\/a>. He suggested this weaponization went beyond targeting Trump during the Biden presidency, pointing to how Garland&rsquo;s DOJ labeled parents protesting their children&rsquo;s schools as &ldquo;domestic terrorists,&rdquo; and voters are &ldquo;done&rdquo; with this type of weaponization.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3235948\/house-ethics-committee-doesnt-release-gaetz-report-two-hour-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the House Ethics Committee did not come to an agreement<\/a> about whether or not to release its report on Gaetz following a two-hour meeting. Shortly after, Reps. Sean Casten (D-IL) and Rep. Steve Cohen (R-TN) filed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3236877\/house-democrat-files-motion-force-vote-releasing-gaetz-ethics-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">two separate resolutions<\/a> to attempt to force the committee to release the report.<\/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_1888399\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1888399\"}});<\/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>Byron Donalds urges caution over releasing Gaetz report<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2371670,"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-and-Byron-Donalds-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32322,45069,45450],"class_list":["post-2371669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-byron-donalds","tag-gaetz-report","tag-serious-journalism"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Matt-Gaetz-and-Byron-Donalds-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371669","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2371669"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2371673,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371669\/revisions\/2371673"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2371670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2371669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2371669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2371669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}