The committee has been investigating allegations that Mr. Gaetz, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for attorney general, engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson says releasing the ethics committee report on the Florida lawmaker would set "a terrible precedent".

Gaetz is a controversial figure within the party, particularly because of his role in bringing down House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in October 2023. The Florida Republican was also f

I don’t really know him, other than his public persona.” And we have the two faces of Oklahoma’s Markwayne Mullin, who concedes that while he and Gaetz have “had our differences” in the past, “I completely trust President Trump’s decisionmaking on this one.