From page 6 of the Ethics Committee report...
... The Committee initially made a narrowly tailored request for information to Representative Gaetz seeking information limited to the allegations that would not be within DOJ's jurisdiction -- the alleged acceptance of an improper gift and sharing of nude images and videos on the House floor.
The request also invited Representative Gaetz to provide additional information relevant to any of the allegations under review.
Representative Gaetz sought numerous extensions and complained about the burden of the request. Representative Gaetz ultimately provided only three pages of information in response to the Committee's initial request.
On May 20, 2024, the Committee requested Representative Gaetz inform the Committee whether he would agree to participate in a voluntary interview and provided him a list of allegations so that he could make any response or provide any information regarding the allegations.
On May 24, 2024, Representative Gaetz provided brief written denials of the allegations and "demand[ed] that the [C]ommittee address [leaks'] prior to me providing any oral testimony to the Committee."
On June 28, 2024, the Committee requested that Representative Gaetz provide the Committee with all records previously produced to DOJ, as well as dates of availability for an interview, by July 8.
At that time, the Committee made an explicit request for any exonerating information.10 The Committee also informed Representative Gaetz that it could not permit further delays.
Representative Gaetz did not produce the requested documents or dates of availability, and on July 10, he asked for an extension through the August recess to produce documents he deemed "appropriate."
Representative Gaetz did not provide these documents, despite multiple extensions provided by the Committee.
The Committee noted to Representative Gaetz that an interview would be an "opportunity to respond to the allegations against you and relevant questions arising out of the review." ...
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