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House GOP twice blocks release of potentially damning Gaetz ethics report

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House Republicans twice blocked the release of a potentially damning report from the House Committee on Ethics about former Rep. Matt Gaetz on Thursday, burying sexual misconduct and drug abuse allegations that had in part derailed his push to be confirmed as President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general.

In rapid fire deliberations, the House in near party-line votes of 206-198 and 204-198 moved the matter back to the purview of the Ethics panel.

Rep. Tom McClintock of California was the lone Republican to cross the aisle and double down in voting with Democrats to open the scandal to the public.

Reps. Sean Casten (D-III.) and Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) introduced the dueling measures Tuesday as privileged resolutions, which require a vote within two legislative days. Casten's demanded the release of the report, while Cohen's required both the release and preservation of documents.

"Resigning from Congress should not allow Members to avoid accountability for allegations as serious as those faced by Matt Gaetz. The Ethics Committee has often released reports on former Members," Casten argued in defense of his resolution.