House Ethics Chair Michael Guest said that if Rep. Matt Gaetz is successfully appointed to be attorney general, the committee will close its case into his alleged sexual misconduct. This is because the ethics committee only has jurisdiction over sitting members of Congress, Guest told CNN Wednesday.
The Florida congressman is currently under investigation for sexual misconduct, illicit drug use, accepting improper favors and obstructing investigations into his misconduct. Many members of Congress, including Guest, were taken aback to learn President-elect Donald Trump had picked Gaetz for the post Wednesday. “You know, like most members, I was surprised.
His name was not someone that I had heard come up previously,” the Mississippi Republican said. “But you know, like with any other Cabinet-level selection, there’ll be a confirmation process, and so if any of the senators have questions about his or any other Cabinet members’ ability to serve, those questions will be figured out during that confirmation process.” Democrats are seeking to clarify language in the Constitution to make sure the two-term limit for presidents applies even if the terms are not consecutive.
The resolution, led by Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY), will be introduced in the House of Representatives on Thursday, according to the New York Times . The proposed resolution states that the 22nd Amendment, which declares that a person who has been elected president twice cannot run again, “applies to two.