Matt Gaetz Ethics Report Released to More Members of Congress [Video]

A House Ethics Committee report on attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz is being made available to more members of Congress as pressure mounts to publicly release the document ahead of Senate confirmation hearings, according to a media report.

Last week, Gaetz was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump for the Cabinet position. The Florida Republican almost immediately resigned from Congress following his nomination, at least temporarily blocking the release of the report, which concerns allegations of sexual abuse and illicit drug use, days before it was set to go public.

On Monday, Republican House Ethics Committee Chair Michael Guest told Politico that the report had been made available for review by every member of the bipartisan panel. The document was previously available only to Guest, a Republican, and Representative Susan Wild, the committee’s ranking Democratic member, according to Politico.

“The members have access to the report, so any member that wishes to view the report will have access to the report in the draft form,” said Guest, who also indicated …