House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Friday he will “strongly request” that the chamber’s ethics committee not release its sexual misconduct report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), falsely claiming it’s “not the way we do things” and dismissing concerns from both parties.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is urging the House Ethics Committee not to release its yearslong investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), reversing course from earlier this week when he told reporters he would not get involved.

House Speaker Mike Johnson says that he will “strongly request” that the House Ethics Committee not release the results of its investigation into ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz.