House committee fails to reach agreement on whether to release Matt Gaetz report

House Ethics panel set to meet again in December over Gaetz report

President-elect Donald Trump's selection of former Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida as attorney general is eclipsing the rest of his transition back to the White House. The House Ethics Committee ...

US House panel keeps Gaetz sex allegation report under wraps

Democrats demand release of files on Donald Trump’s pick to be country’s attorney-general

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Lawyer discusses clients' testimony to House ethics panel on Matt Gaetz sex allegations

Attorney Joel Leppard, who's representing two women who testified before the House Ethics Committee about Matt Gaetz, said his clients allege the former Florida representative paid them for sex. He ...

Two women told House panel Matt Gaetz paid them "for sex" via Venmo, their attorney says

Two women told a House ethics panel about former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz's alleged misconduct between 2017 and 2019, claiming that he paid them both for sex, their attorney Joel Leppard told CBS ...

Two women testified to House panel that Matt Gaetz paid them for sex, attorney says

Two women testified before a House ethics panel that former Rep. Matt Gaetz paid them for sex, their lawyer told CBS News. Gaetz, who is President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general pick, has ...

Picking an Attorney General

Donald Trump has nominated a loyalist, Matt Gaetz, to lead the Justice Department. But his confirmation is not a sure thing.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 14

Johnson says he has not talked to Trump about Matt Gaetz report: 'Not once'

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Sunday he did not talk to President-elect Trump about releasing the House Ethics Committee report of former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who resigned shortly after ...

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

Johnson says releasing Gaetz ethics report would "open up a Pandora's box"

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he is going to "strongly request" that the House Ethics Committee not issue a report on sexual misconduct and obstruction allegations against former Rep. Matt Gaetz, ...

GOP Rep. Van Orden says he would vote to release Gaetz report

Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden (Wisc.) said he would vote to release the House Ethics Committee report into allegations of misconduct against former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who President-elect ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Leader of Georgia's separatist region of Abkhazia resigns, ending unrest

The separatist leader of Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia resigned on Tuesday after days of unrest, in which the opposition and its supporters seized key government buildings and at least 14 ...

World - ABC News - 4 days ago

Florida sets special election to fill Matt Gaetz vacancy on April Fools’ Day

Gaetz resigned his seat and isn’t returning to Congress, setting off jockeying among Republicans for the seats.

Politics - Politico - Yesterday

The Investigations Into Matt Gaetz: What to Know

Federal prosecutors scrutinized claims that Donald Trump’s choice for attorney general had sex with an underage girl, but did not charge him. The House Ethics Committee had its own inquiry.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 14

Matt Gaetz Is the Perfect Man for the Job

Trump’s choice to lead the Justice Department is a flagrant provocation that is, like a pulpy B movie, so bad it’s good.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 15

A progressive’s plea: Confirm Matt Gaetz.

Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, and three other controversial nominees should be confirmed by the Senate, as they are what the American people voted for and would create ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Inside the confirmation process for Matt Gaetz

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, Matt Gaetz, is facing a tough road in his confirmation process as calls continue for the release of a House Ethics Committee report on ...

Matt Gaetz AG nomination: Timeline

In the span of eight days, Matt Gaetz went from a re-elected House member to an embattled attorney general pick who withdrew his nomination amid multiple scandals.

Can Matt Gaetz return to Congress?

Now that former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) has withdrawn from consideration to be President-elect Trump’s attorney general, questions are swirling about whether he will return to the House — or if he ...

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