House Ethics Committee secretly votes to release Matt Gaetz file: report

The House Ethics Committee secretly voted to release the findings of its investigation of sexual misconduct allegations against former Rep. Matt Gaetz, according to a new report.

Gaetz (R-Fla.) resigned from Congress on Nov. 13 when President-elect Donald Trump announced him as his pick for attorney general — before Gaetz withdrew eight days later due to Senate Republican concerns about those allegations.

The Republican-led Ethics Committee’s secret vote occurred sometime in December, CNN first-reported Wednesday, and the document is expected to be released sometime before the end of the month.

The panel’s spokespeople did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.

Gaetz has for years faced allegations of sexual misconduct involving at least one alleged underage partner, which he has denied and said amounts to a political smear, pointing to the fact that the Justice Department did not pursue charges when it looked into the claims.

House Republicans previously blocked release of the report, with the Ethics Committee voting last month along party lines not to release it. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) argued at the time that it would be wrong to do so following Gaetz’s departure from Congress.

Gaetz, 42, is now working as a host at the One America News Network.