Senate can call Gaetz investigation witnesses in lieu of ethics report– www.washingtonexaminer.com
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Excerpt:Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) suggested that Senate Republicans could call the witnesses involved in former Rep. Matt Gaetz’s sexual misconduct case if the House Ethics Committee does not release its report.
Gaetz is facing an uphill battle to be confirmed as President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general, and his past alleged misconduct has been the main catalyst for the complications in his appointment.
The former congressman has been connected with a sex trafficking investigation and an allegation that he had sex with a 17-year-old girl. The House report is expected to shed light on Gaetz’s involvement.
Cornyn told the Wall Street Journal that he “absolutely” supported a full background check into Trump’s nominees but that they did not need to depend on the committee to release its report because they “roughly” know who the witnesses are and can call them to testify before the Judiciary Committee.
“In order to do our job, we need to get access to all the information, but also to protect the president against any surprises that might damage his administration,” Cornyn said.