House Ethics chair: Panel's decision on Gaetz report won't be influenced by Johnson
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House Ethics chair: Panel’s decision on Gaetz report won’t be influenced by Johnson
Chair Michael Guest also said Monday that all members of the panel currently have access to the report.
Olivia Beavers
Olivia Beavers
11/18/2024, 4:17pm ETUpdated: 11/18/2024, 7:32pm ET
House Ethics Chair Michael Guest said Monday that his panel will make its own decision about releasing the report into Matt Gaetz, regardless of Speaker Mike Johnson’s opinion that it should be kept under wraps.
Guest (R-Miss.) told POLITICO in a brief interview that he and Johnson had spoken over the weekend. He added that all Ethics Committee members can now review the report, when only he and Rep. Susan Wild, the top Democrat on the panel, previously had a copy of it, according to two people familiar with the matter.
“We did talk this weekend,” Guest said, noting Johnson shared the same views he has publicly — that the panel should not release the report. Guest has not heard from anyone in the Trump administration, he added.
“I appreciate Mike reaching out,” Guest said. “I don't see it having an impact on what we as a committee ultimately decide.”
The panel, which is evenly split between Democrats and Republicans, is slated to meet Wednesday, potentially to vote on whether to publish the report.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/11/18/congress/guest-speaks-to-johnson-on-gaetz-report-00190214
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