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House Ethics Committee secretly votes to release Matt Gaetz files on alleged sex misconduct probe
The New York Post ^ | 12/18/2024 | Steven Nelson

Posted on 12/18/2024 9:31:04 AM PST by thegagline

The House Ethics Committee secretly voted to release the findings of its investigation of sexual misconduct allegations against former Rep. Matt Gaetz, according to a new report.

Gaetz (R-Fla.) resigned from Congress on Nov. 13 when President-elect Donald Trump announced him as his pick for attorney general — before Gaetz withdrew eight days later due to Senate Republican concerns about those allegations.

The Republican-led Ethics Committee’s secret vote occurred sometime in December, CNN first reported Wednesday, and the document is expected to be released sometime before the end of the month.

The panel’s spokespeople did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.

House Republicans previously blocked release of the report, with the Ethics Committee voting last month along party lines not to release it.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) argued at the time that it would be wrong to do so following Gaetz’s departure from Congress.

Gaetz, 42, is now working as a host at the One America News Network.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: confrontationclause; corrupt; fakefreepers; jurisdiction; nevertrumpingtroll; notfoolinganyone; secretvotes; starchamber; thefagline; zotthistroll
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The Ethnics Committee is Unethical:

They no longer have jurisdiction over Gaetz
Their vote was secret- contradicting their claim of transparency
There was no right to confront witnesses and therefore unjust
There was no right to present witnesses which again is unjust

This is designed to destroy Gaetz without any consequence to the Committee members [Speech or Debate Clause Art I, Section 6]

1 posted on 12/18/2024 9:31:04 AM PST by thegagline
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To: thegagline

“Alleged” does not mean “proven,” but the antique, shrinking, fake news media will pretend that it does.


2 posted on 12/18/2024 9:32:33 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: thegagline

If they are going to play this game, I would like to see which congress members used the congressional slush fund to pay off people with sexual allegations.


3 posted on 12/18/2024 9:33:36 AM PST by KittyKares
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To: thegagline

Downside... hard to say there was a downside. Gaetz, as much as I appreciate the guy, is toast, in terms of elective office.

Upside - now the archives of the House Ethics Committee can be scoured and all partially completed investigation documents from the past can be published.


4 posted on 12/18/2024 9:35:02 AM PST by Wally_Kalbacken
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To: thegagline

EVIL is as EVIL does! Our nation has become a cesspool of EVIL doers.


5 posted on 12/18/2024 9:35:03 AM PST by Maudeen (https://patburt.com/ (a true story to share); https://thereishopeinjesus.com/)
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To: thegagline

Downside... hard to say there was a downside. Gaetz, as much as I appreciate the guy, is toast, in terms of elective office.

Upside - now the archives of the House Ethics Committee can be scoured and all partially completed investigation documents from the past can be published.


6 posted on 12/18/2024 9:35:10 AM PST by Wally_Kalbacken
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To: thegagline

Another fake Russian dossier, this time paid for by the American taxpayer.


7 posted on 12/18/2024 9:38:28 AM PST by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: thegagline

Secret vote = Assume they all voted for it and punish them accordingly. This is utterly unethical behavior from an ethics committee and all of them should be reprimanded and removed from all committee assignments.


8 posted on 12/18/2024 9:41:25 AM PST by pepsi_junkie ("We want no Gestapo or Secret Police. F. B. I. is tending in that direction." - Harry S Truman)
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To: Wally_Kalbacken

Release the hush money files.


9 posted on 12/18/2024 9:47:23 AM PST by FES0844
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To: Wally_Kalbacken

Gaetz’s reply about this on twitter was spot on.


10 posted on 12/18/2024 9:50:04 AM PST by curious7
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To: thegagline

“The >REPUBLICAN<-led Ethics Committee”.

Please take note all you hardliners who vote for the Establishment GOP without question.

They laugh and spit in your lowly faces and don’t appreciate you one bit.


11 posted on 12/18/2024 9:51:24 AM PST by Openurmind
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To: thegagline
Pssst...

US House Ethics panel to release ethics report on Matt Gaetz, CNN reports

12 posted on 12/18/2024 9:54:16 AM PST by NautiNurse (With a cough and a sputter, the original lying dog-faced pony soldier is led out to pasture. )
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To: thegagline

The Ethnics Committee is Unethical:
___________________
They should be careful of the boomerangs they launch. Those suckers have a way of returning to the sender.


13 posted on 12/18/2024 9:57:12 AM PST by iontheball
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To: thegagline

You are correct.


14 posted on 12/18/2024 10:13:21 AM PST by vivenne
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To: thegagline
Matt Gaetz publicly spoke against the conservatorship of Britney Spears (documentary here) and how she is a prisoner to the entertainment industry. And he has been relentlessly attacked by the perverse Hollywood/Music people ever since.
15 posted on 12/18/2024 10:16:19 AM PST by neefer (Bad spellers of the world, untie!)
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To: pepsi_junkie

That would be one Mike Johnson, Speaker and betrayer of the American People who could take those actions. I am also wondering the names of all members of the committee. I know a Democrat wanted to publish this report a few weeks ago. What deal did Mikey make in the CR to let her do it????


16 posted on 12/18/2024 10:16:38 AM PST by vivenne
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To: vivenne
Maybe this...?

Looks like they're giving themselves a whopper of a pay raise...

Job Well Done: Congress Gives Itself a Raise with Last-Minute, 1,547-Page Spending Deal

17 posted on 12/18/2024 10:18:22 AM PST by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away!)
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To: mewzilla

Likely, and a whole lot more. Its so disgusting and discouraging : (


18 posted on 12/18/2024 10:19:29 AM PST by vivenne
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To: thegagline

Primary every Republican on the committee. That way we’re sure to get rid of all the bad apples.


19 posted on 12/18/2024 10:21:52 AM PST by chuckb87
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To: chuckb87

That’ll work as long as people refuse to allow Deep State to pick the challengers.


20 posted on 12/18/2024 10:22:53 AM PST by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away!)
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