The House Ethics Committee is mulling whether to release a report on alleged sexual misconduct by Matt Gaetz, who Donald Trump wants to run the DOJ.
The Senate Judiciary Committee asked the FBI on Wednesday for its « complete evidentiary file » of a prior investigation into the alleged sex trafficking of an underage girl by Matt Gaetz, who has been tapped as the next U.S. attorney general by President-elect Donald Trump.
The Judiciary panel’s request says that « the grave public allegations against Mr. Gaetz speak directly to his fitness to serve as the chief law enforcement officer for the federal government. »
The committee’s Democratic majority, in a letter to FBI Director Chris Wray, noted that Gaetz’s associate Joel Greenberg pleaded guilty in 2021 « to the sex trafficking charge for which Mr. Gaetz was also investigated. »
« The Senate has a constitutional duty to provide advice and consent on presidential nominees, and it is crucial that we review all the information necessary to fulfill this duty as we consider Mr.
