The House Ethics Committee meeting to discuss Gaetz report is underway

 The House Ethics Committee is now meeting to discuss the ethics report from an investigation into former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, who has been picked by President-elect Donald Trump to be the next attorney general if confirmed by the Senate.

The House panel had investigated allegations of misconduct against Gaetz, including “sexual misconduct and illicit drug use,” and is considering whether to release a report on its findings. Gaetz resigned from Congress last week, effectively ending the ethics probe into him.

However, Democrats and some Republicans have called for the report to be released. But House Speaker Mike Johnson has opposed the release.

GOP Rep. Michael Guest, the chairman of the House Ethics Committee, told CNN earlier today that he has “reservations” about releasing the panel’s report on Gaetz because, he said, the report isn’t done yet and is still in the “final review” stages.

What could be in the report: CNN had earlier reported that two women testified to the House Ethics Committee that they were paid for “sexual favors” by Gaetz, according to a lawyer for the two women.