The House Ethics Committee secretly voted earlier this month to release its report into the conduct of former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz before the end of this Congress.
The report is expected to be made public after the House’s final day of voting when Congress leaves Washington for the holiday break.
The decision is a reverse of a previous vote in November along party lines to not release the report publicly, suggesting some Republicans changed their minds.
The investigation looked at many allegations, including whether Gaetz engaged in sexual misconduct, used illicit drugs, “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 gifts,” according to an earlier statement.
