Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., has filed a lawsuit to block the release of the House Ethics Committee's report into his alleged conduct.
In a complaint filed in federal district court in Washington, D.C., Republican lawyers assert Gaetz's innocence, saying the conduct detailed in the report is untrue and claiming the committee has no jurisdiction over him because he is no longer in office.
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., questions ATF Director Steven Dettelbach during a House Judiciary Committee hearing titled “Oversight of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives” on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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