House expected to vote on whether to release Matt Gaetz ethics report

WASHINGTON — House lawmakers are expected to vote Thursday whether to compel the Ethics Committee to release its report on an exhaustive, yearslong investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla.

In the afternoon, the bipartisan Ethics panel is planning to meet privately — for a second time — to discuss whether to make public the report concerning allegations that Gaetz engaged in illicit drug use and sexual misconduct with a 17-year-old girl, obstructed the House probe and other claims.