Gaetz, whom Trump nominated as Secretary of Justice, is allegedly being investigated for allegedly sexually assaulting an unnamed 17-year-old girl, violating sex trafficking laws and using illegal drugs. In an incident that shook the United States, Gaetz resigned from Congress last week, immediately after his name was announced by Trump, and the House Ethics Committee effectively ended its investigation.
WHAT CLAIMS DOES GAETZ FACE?
In late 2020, the Justice Department opened an investigation into whether Gaetz sexually assaulted a minor girl, violated sex trafficking laws by paying the 17-year-old girl for sex, and used illegal drugs.
Gaetz has repeatedly and vehemently denied any wrongdoing.
TRUMP DOES NOT WANT THE REPORT TO BE ANNOUNCED
An investigation was conducted in the Ethics Committee due to the accusations against Gaetz, and a report was prepared as a result of this investigation.
It was noted that despite public pressure, Trump opposed the release of the report in question.
The investigation was closed last year and prosecutors decided not to file charges against him.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ETHICS COMMITTEE CANNOT EXPLAIN GAETZ’S REPORT
Due to the opposition of Republicans, the Ethics Committee of the House of Representatives refused to release the report regarding the “sexual abuse” allegations of former Congressman Matt Gaetz, who was nominated by Donald Trump, the 47th President of the United States, to the Department of Justice.
Susan Wild, the ranking Democrat on the House Ethics Committee, rejected claims that the committee agreed not to share the report.
Wild said the statement was unavailable because five Republican members of the 10-member committee voted against releasing Gaetz’s report on “sexual misconduct” allegations.
Democratic member Wild shared the information that the committee will reconvene on December 5 and continue its discussions on the report.
Following the deadlock, Democrats announced that they would request a vote in the House of Representatives to publish the report, while Democratic Representative Sean Casten announced that he would try to submit a motion to force the vote.
“The allegations against Matt Gaetz are serious, they are credible. The House Ethics Committee has conducted a comprehensive investigation for years to get to the bottom of this matter,” Casten said. he said.