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Trump transition live updates: House Ethics Committee expected to meet on Gaetz report, sources say

Gaetz has been tapped to serve as Trump's attorney general.

By
Tal Axelrod
,
Alexandra Hutzler
 and
Meredith Deliso
November 18, 2024, 10:45 AM ET

President-elect Donald Trump continues to announce his picks for top jobs inside his administration, most recently naming nominees for energy secretary and to helm the Federal Communications Commission.

Meanwhile, fallout continues for former Rep. Matt Gaetz, Trump's choice to serve as attorney general. The House Ethics Committee was investigating Gaetz for alleged sexual misconduct and illicit drug use. Calls are growing for the panel to release its report on Gaetz, who resigned from the House last week.

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    Nov 18, 10:45 AM EST

    House Ethics Committee expected to meet to discuss Gaetz report

    The House Ethics Committee is expected to meet on Wednesday and discuss its report of Rep. Matt Gaetz, multiple sources tell ABC News.

    While the meeting can still be cancelled, sources said the committee could potentially take a vote on whether to release the report.

    -ABC News' Rachel Scott and Will Steakin

    Nov 18, 10:45 AM EST

    'Morning Joe' co-hosts say they met with Trump on Friday

    MSNBC's "Morning Joe" co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski said on Monday morning that they had met with President-elect Donald Trump on Friday at Mar-a-Lago.

    The goal of the meeting, they said, was to "restart communications" among the liberal-leaning morning show hosts and the incoming administration.

    "Last Thursday, we expressed our own concerns on this broadcast, and even said we would appreciate the opportunity to speak with the president-elect himself. On Friday, we were given the opportunity to do just that. Joe and I went to Mar-a-Lago to meet personally with President-elect Trump. It was the first time we have seen him in seven years," Brzezinski said.

    Scarborough said the hosts and Trump did not "see eye to eye on a lot of issues, and we told him so."

    "What we did agree on was to restart communications," Brzezinski added, noting that Trump seemed "cheerful" and "upbeat."

    --ABC News' Oren Oppenheim