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Guest’s comments angered Rep. Susan Wild. Wild accused Guest of mischaracterizing what occurred during the lengthy session.

Guest goes Wild: Ethics Gaetz open — and close

The House Ethics Committee deadlocked along partisan lines over whether to publicly release its long-awaited report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) following a lengthy two-hour meeting in the Longworth House Office building.

Rep. Michael Guest (R-Miss.), the panel’s chair, told reporters after the meeting: “There was not an agreement by the committee to release the report.”

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