Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pennsylvania), a former Republican who served as chairman of the House Ethics Committee, said he was “not at all shocked” by the release of the report on the misconduct of former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.). Probably not,” he said. The committee decided Wednesday to keep it secret.
dent Participated in CNN Casey Hunt will discuss the ongoing dilemma surrounding President-elect Trump's nominee for attorney general, Gates, on Thursday morning. The committee voted not to release Gaetz's report, but members are considering other means of releasing the information.
Some lawmakers are considering making it public through a privilege resolution. If the committee does not release the information, a vote will be taken in the House of Representatives.
“There are a lot of House Republicans who want to vote yes on this. We all know they have a lot of disdain for Matt Gaetz,” Dent said. “So I wouldn't be shocked at all if this were released in some form.”
The report, which some lawmakers have argued is essential to the Senate vote to confirm Gates as head of the Department of Justice, is expected to detail allegations of sexual misconduct against the Florida Republican. are.
Dent said he has had several cases referred to the Justice Department and believes the report is “pretty damning.”
“I don't know what's in this report. This is really troubling and Matt Gaetz didn't resign because he was going to get this report cleaned up,” Dent said. Ta.
The committee could vote to release the report at a later date and is scheduled to meet Dec. 5. The commission is under great pressure to publish its findings.
Some lawmakers argue there is precedent for a lawmaker to publicize an investigation even after he or she has left office. Dent highlighted past incidents on Thursday's broadcast.
“There's nothing surprising in terms of what the commission can do,” he said. “So what's unusual about this whole thing is that usually when a member of Congress resigns over a scandal, they quietly go away… rebuilding their lives… they don't get promoted to attorney general of the United States.”
“That's why this is so different,” Dent said.
Dent said he believed the committee would “reach a resolution” or the information would be made public in some way.
