House Republicans voted on Thursday to block a Democrat-led effort to release a long-awaited Ethics Committee report on allegations against former GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida. The resolution from Democrats that would have required the public release of the report was effectively shut down by House GOP leaders who set up a vote to refer the resolution to the committee, delaying the report's release.
Matt Gaetz, who has denied any wrongdoing, withdrew from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general last month. Some Senate Republicans had called for the release of the ethics report as part of the vetting process for Gaetz's nomination.
