The House Ethics Committee canceled its Friday meeting, postponing a vote on releasing the long-awaited report on Rep. Matt Gaetz, despite growing calls to disclose the investigation’s findings.
Gaetz, who survived a Justice Department investigation on allegations of sex trafficking and obstruction of justice, was also the subject of a three Ethics Committee review. Gaetz has denied any wrongdoing, and no charges were filed.
House Speaker Mike Johnson urged the committee to keep the investigation sealed despite outside political pressure, stating it would be a “breach of protocol and tradition.”
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan echoed Speaker Mike Johnson’s stance earlier this week, stating that, under committee rules, the report on Rep. Matt Gaetz should not be made public.