Speaker Johnson requests Ethics Committee to withhold Gaetz report
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House Speaker Mike Johnson announced on Friday that he will request the House Ethics Committee not to release its report on allegations against former Congressman Matt Gaetz. Johnson believes releasing the report would breach House protocol. Gaetz, who has denied any wrongdoing, resigned from Congress after being nominated by President-elect Donald Trump for attorney general. Johnson plans to discuss the matter with the Ethics Committee chairman. Johnson stated that the rules indicate a former member is beyond the committee's jurisdiction, suggesting that public interest in the allegations is not relevant to the report's release.