Heute Nachmittag kam es im Ethikausschuss des Repräsentantenhauses zu einer Pattsituation entlang der Parteilinien bei der Abstimmung darüber, ob ein belastender Bericht über die Untersuchung des ehemaligen Abgeordneten Matt Gaetz veröffentlicht werden soll. Gaetz wurde letzte Woche vom designierten Präsidenten Donald J. Trump zum US-Justizminister ernannt.

Erklärung von Common Cause-Präsidentin und CEO Virginia Kase Solomón

Ethics Committee Republicans have chosen to put their party before their country in voting to withhold a damning report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz. This vote is irresponsible and inexcusable. Gaetz has been nominated to serve as our nation’s top law enforcement officer, yet Committee Republicans have voted to withhold the results of their investigation which has been widely reported to include numerous allegations of criminal conduct including sex crimes and illegal drug use.

The vote came at a time when Senators from both parties requested the report from the Committee as they review the nomination of the former Congressman who resigned from the House shorty before the Ethics Committee was expected to release its report.

Gaetz has no business serving the government in any capacity. His nomination to serve the nation as U.S. Attorney General.is an insult to the American people and a threat to rule of law in our nation. The Senate should unanimously reject Gaetz’s nomination and it should carefully guard against any of the reported efforts by President-elect Donald Trump to bypass the Senate confirmation process for his nominees.