Republicans on House Ethics Committee cancel Friday meeting with Democrats on Gaetz report

Republicans on the House Ethics Committee have canceled a scheduled meeting on Friday with Democrats that was expected to address the long-awaited report on Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, who is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, according to two sources familiar.

The Republican members on the Ethics committee huddled privately Thursday night. Those lawmakers declined to comment as they left the meeting.

Remember: The report was expected to be released as soon as Friday, those sources said. But with Gaetz’s resignation, it’s uncertain if the information will ever be made public.

The Ethics Committee had been probing allegations that Gaetz may have “engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, accepted improper gifts, dispensed special privileges and favors to individuals with whom he had a personal relationship, and sought to obstruct government investigations of his conduct.” Gaetz has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, including ever having sex with a minor or paying for sex.