The House Ethics Committee has voted to publicly release a report detailing the findings of an investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News.
Gaetz resigned from the House last month after President-elect Donald Trump said he intended to nominate Gaetz to be the next U.S. Attorney General.
The committee’s yearslong investigation included looking into allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use against Gaetz.
Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration for the position just days after Trump’s announcement, after details emerged publicly about the testimony of women who spoke to the Ethics committee. He has denied any wrongdoing.
CNN was first to report the news.
An attorney for one woman interviewed by the panel alleged that Gaetz paid for sex in Florida, a state where prostitution is illegal. The same woman told the panel that Gaetz had sex with her friend, who was 17 years old at the time of their interaction.
The decision now to release the report is a reversal from their position last month, when the committee was deadlocked in a closed-door vote about whether or not to release the report. At that point, Gaetz was still in the running for the attorney general position.
Earlier this month, a majority of the House voted against a resolution that would have forced the Ethics committee to release the report.
The House Ethics Committee does not usually release reports that stem from investigations into former members of Congress, but it has done so on a few occasions before.
Gaetz had also previously been investigated by the Department of Justice over allegations of sex trafficking. That investigation ended without charges.
In a lengthy post on X on Wednesday, Gaetz blasted the committee and his accusers, pointing to the fact that the DOJ investigation did not result in charges. He again denied any criminal wrongdoing.
“I NEVER had sexual contact with someone under 18,” he said.
He added, “It’s embarrassing, though not criminal, that I probably partied, womanized, drank and smoked more than I should have earlier in life,” he said. “I live a different life now.”
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