Senators want details of Matt Gaetz ethics probe before his confirmation vote for attorney general.
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, says he's open to subpoenaing the House Ethics Committee for information about Trump's pick. Others say the confirmation process will bring things to light.
WASHINGTON — Republican senators are preparing for a robust vetting of Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Justice Department, with a keen interest in details from a House Ethics Committee investigation into the former congressman from Florida.
The ethics panel has been investigating Gaetz off and on since 2021, most recently focusing on alleged sexual misconduct, illicit drug use, accepting improper gifts, obstruction and other allegations. But the results of that probe may not become public because Gaetz resigned from the House at noon on Thursday. The Ethics Committee has jurisdiction only over sitting House members.
Trump's choice of Gaetz was a surprise to nearly everyone, including members of his own party and officials at the Justice Department — in part because of the Ethics investigation, his past legal problems and his reputation as a rabble-rouser in Congress.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senators-want-details-matt-gaetz-ethics-probe-vote-attorney-general-rcna180164
Mot only does the Senate need to see a full unredacted report of the House Ethics Committee report, so do we all.
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