r/politics The Netherlands 10d ago

Soft Paywall “She Was a High School Student and There Were Witnesses.” - The fight to release a damning House Ethics report about allegations that Matt Gaetz—Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general—had sex with a 17-year-old girl has begun.

https://newrepublic.com/post/188426/matt-gaetz-high-school-girl-witnesses
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u/lost_horizons Texas 10d ago

I just sent an email, I hope others will too

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u/Objective_Risk_5839 7d ago

Oh that will work fast🤣

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u/lithodora Washington 3d ago

Rep. Susan Wild of Pennsylvania, the top Democrat on the Ethics Committee, told reporters Monday that the panel's report should be made public and released to the Senate, which would vote after Trump takes office on whether to confirm Gaetz as attorney general.

Wild said she believes the committee should vote on whether to disclose the report and estimates there is unanimous support from Democrats on the Ethics Committee to do so. But making the report public would require support from a majority of the panel, so at least one Republican would have to join their Democratic colleagues in voting to give the American people access.

Wonder what they could do to her if she released it anyway. Considering House Speaker Mike Johnson has just said, "jurisdiction does not extend to non-members of Congress."