The House Ethics Committee investigation on Matt Gaetz continues to make headlines even if it's release continues to be in doubt following his abrupt resignation after President-elect Donald Trump nominated him to become the next attorney general.
House Speaker Mike Johnson came out to speak against the release of the probe, which revolves around him having sex with a minor. Speaking to press on Friday, Johnson said he was going to "strongly request that the Ethics Committee not issue the report." "I do not. No, I think it's a terrible breach of protocol," Johnson added, saying "that is not the way we do things in the House, and I think that would be a terrible precedent."
But regardless of the formal process, more details of the alleged behavior continue to surface. A report from last week detailed that one of the women at the center of the report testified before the committee that the now former lawmaker had sex with her when she was 17, sources familiar with the investigation told ABC News. Now in her 20s, the woman testified for several days to the committee, recounting that the politician approached her sexually while she was a minor in high school.
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