Speaker Johnson Seeks to Withhold Gaetz Ethics Report Amid Senate Doubts

Speaker Mike Johnson has requested the House Ethics Committee to withhold a potentially damaging report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who has been nominated by President-elect Trump for attorney general. Johnson argues that releasing the report would set a "terrible precedent," despite bipartisan calls for transparency as the Senate considers Gaetz's confirmation. Gaetz resigned from Congress, which typically halts such investigations, but the Ethics Committee's findings remain a point of contention.