Speaker Johnson Urges Ethics Committee to Withhold Gaetz Report Amid Controversy
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House Speaker Mike Johnson has expressed his intention to request that the House Ethics Committee not release its report on allegations against former Congressman Matt Gaetz, who has been nominated by President-elect Donald Trump for attorney general. Johnson argues that releasing the report would breach protocol and set a bad precedent, emphasizing that Gaetz, as a former member, is beyond the committee's jurisdiction.
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