Matt Gaetz takes legal action against ethics report findings

The Ethics Committee report on Gaetz relied on information from a source even the DOJ had previously found to be lacking credibility.

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz filed a temporary restraining order as leaked drafts of the Ethics Committee’s report began to circulate.

'It's embarrassing, though not criminal.'

ThePatriotLight - Former Rep. Matt Gaetz filed a lawsuit Monday against the House Ethics Committee seeking an emergency temporary restraining order to try and stop the release of its damning investigation into his alleged sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, arguing its release would prompt “immediate and widespread” media coverage. Gaetz filed the lawsuit after denying allegations published in a leaked draft of the report ahead of its official release in full. Gaetz speaks ahead of a visit by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump during the AmericaFest 2024 conference sponsored by conservative group Turning Point in Phoenix, Arizona, on Dec. 22, 2024. REUTERS Matt Gaetz files suit against House Ethics Committee, seeking temporary restraining order to prevent public release of committee investigation of his alleged sexual and drug misconduct. United States District Court United States District Court He railed against the committee’s intentions to release its report “after explicitly acknowledging it lacks jurisdiction over former members, its failure to follow constitutional notions of due process, and failure to adhere to its own procedural rules and precedent...Matt Gaetz files lawsuit against damning House Ethics Committee probe findings on sexual misconduct