Congressman Cohen Introduces Resolution to Preserve and Release Ethics Committee Report on Matt Gaetz

WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee and a former member of the Ethics Committee, today introduced a privileged resolution to require the Ethics Committee to preserve and release its findings from an investigation of former Congressman Matt Gaetz of Florida.

Gaetz has been nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to be Attorney General of the United States.

Since April 9, 2021, the Ethics Committee has been investigating allegations Gaetz "may have engaged in sexual misconduct and/or illicit drug use, shared inappropriate images or videos on the House floor, misused state identification records, converted campaign funds to personal use, and/or accepted a bribe, improper gratuity, or impermissible gift, in violation of House Rules, laws, or other standards of conduct'' in violation of Federal law and the Rules of the House, the resolution states.

The resolution states that the Ethics Committee "shall preserve all documents and investigative materials related to any review of Matthew Louis Gaetz II's conduct while serving as a Member of the House of Representatives; and publicly release the Committee's report regarding the alleged violations of the Code of Official Conduct of the House or of a law, rule, regulation, or other standard of conduct by Matthew Louis Gaetz II while serving as a Member of the House of Representatives."

Read the entire resolution here.

See his remarks on the House floor here.

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