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Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL) says he will soon attempt to trigger a vote before all House members on whether or not to release the Ethics Committee’s report into President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general nominee, former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL).
After the House Ethics Committee disagreed on whether or not to release the report on Wednesday, Casten said he would use a privileged resolution to mandate a floor vote on its release. The vote would be mandatory within two days of Casten introducing the bill.
Politico first noted that Casten was committed to this path if the Committee did not agree to publish the report.
A key facet to this is that Gaetz has left the House of Representatives, and as House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has pointed out, this would set a precedent as it is highly unusual for reports to be released after a member resigns.
“I’m going to strongly request that the Ethics Committee not issue the report, because…
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