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Republican senator calls on House to share Matt Gaetz ethics report (www.reuters.com)

submitted 5 hours ago by Deceptichum@quokk.au to c/politics@sh.itjust.works

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Republican U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin called on the House of Representatives on Sunday to share an unreleased ethics report into alleged sexual misconduct involving a 17-year-old girl by Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general.

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[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 hours ago

if it ever does get released, i doubt it would be the draft that exists today.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 11 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Interesting. I didn't expect the Republicans to start in-fighting.

[–] kata1yst@sh.itjust.works 12 points 5 hours ago

It's the only game they know.