Why the House Ethics Committee released its report on Matt Gaetz

There was no guarantee that a long-awaited House Ethics Committee report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz would ever see the light of day, especially once the Florida GOP lawmaker abruptly quit his job last month in Congress.

But the public on Monday did get to read and learn the details of allegations that played a role in disqualifying Gaetz from making it through the Senate confirmation process to serve as President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general.

In releasing the report, the committee – which is equally divided between Republicans and Democrats – made Gaetz one of only a few former members whose Ethics Committee investigation was made public after they had resigned from office.

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"The Committee has typically not released its findings after losing jurisdiction in a matter," the report read. "However, there are a few prior instances where the Committee has determined that it was in the public interest to release its findings even after a Member’s resignation from Congress. The Committee does not do so lightly."

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