As Republicans on the House Ethics Committee are blocking the release of the panel’s report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), a House Democrat is vowing to pursue an end-around strategy in a bid to make the findings public.

Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.) announced Wednesday that he plans to introduce a procedural motion that would force the full House to vote on releasing the report, despite the objections of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and other House GOP leaders who control the lower chamber. The debate has electrified Capitol Hill since President-elect Trump nominated Gaetz to lead the Justice Department in the second Trump administration.

“The allegations against Matt Gaetz are serious. They are credible. The House Ethics Committee has spent years conducting a thorough investigation to get to the bottom of it,” Casten........

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