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By Sarah N. Lynch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican U.S. Senator John Cornyn told reporters on Thursday that he “absolutely” wants to review an unreleased congressional ethics report on Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general.
Gaetz resigned his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, which would end an Ethics Committee probe examining allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use. He has denied wrongdoing.
Gaetz also was investigated by the Justice Department for nearly three years over sex trafficking allegations involving a 17-year-old girl. His office said in 2023 that he had been told by prosecutors that he would not face criminal charges.
Cornyn told reporters “there should not be any limitation” on the Senate’s investigation as lawmakers consider whether they should confirm Gaetz to head the Justice Department, “including whatever the House Ethics Committee has generated.”
When asked if that means he wants to see the ethics report, he replied: “Absolutely.“
(Reporting by Sarah N. Lynch; writing by Andy Sullivan; Editing by Scott Malone)
