U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for the post of Attorney General has raised eyebrows, particularly his choice of Matt Geatz.
The U.S. House of Representatives Ethics Committee will soon discuss investigation into President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general pick Matt Gaetz.
The Department of Justice, which the attorney general leads, investigated Gaetz for nearly three years over sex trafficking allegations involving the teenager.
A growing number of Trump’s fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate, have called on the House panel.
These Republicans have asked the panel to turn over its findings on allegations of sexual misconduct involving a teenager and drug use by Matt Gaetz.
The Senate has a constitutional duty to confirm or reject high level presidential appointments
It is uncertain whether the probe will continue because Gaetz, 42, resigned his seat in the Republican-controlled House
on Wednesday.
He did so hours after Trump unveiled his choice of the lawmaker and as the probe was nearing completion.
Gaetz denies any wrongdoing.
Republican U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin on Sunday told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that the panel should share its report with the Senate.
“The Senate should have access to that,” Mullin said.
“Should it be released to the public or not? That I guess will be part of the negotiations.”
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson has said he believes the report should not be made public, as Gaetz is no longer a House member.
Gaetz is one of a number of Cabinet nominees tapped by Trump last week who lack the resumes normally seen in candidates for high-level administration jobs.
Gaetz’s office said in 2023 that prosecutors had told him he would not face charges.
Trump himself faced a pair of federal prosecutions since leaving office in 2021, one for his efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat and one for mishandling classified documents after leaving office.
He has denied wrongdoing and described those prosecutions and two others he faced as politically motivated.
He vowed to use the Justice Department to go after political enemies when he returns to power on January 20.
(With inputs from Reuters)
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