Ethics Committee Releases Findings of Investigation Into Rep. Gaetz’s Cohen Tweet

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) (C), House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) (L), and other Republican House members in the Capitol Visitor Center on Oct. 23, 2019. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

The House’s ethics committee released its report on a tweet that Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) wrote to President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen.

While the 10-member committee found that the Florida Republican’s actions were “not consistent with the high standards” for a member of Congress, the committee also concluded in its report that he “did not violate witness tampering and obstruction of Congress laws” and declined to issue more severe consequences against the Florida Representative.