Senate Democrats Want the Full FBI File on the Matt Gaetz Investigation

The House Ethics Committee is expected to convene later today to vote on whether or not to release the findings of its investigation into Gatez.

Matt Gaetz

In the letter, senators requested all evidence from the closed investigation. Alex Brandon/AP

Ten Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday requesting the complete file for the sex trafficking investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general.

“We must be able to thoroughly review all relevant materials that speak to the credibility of these serious allegations against Mr. Gaetz,” the letter read.

In the letter, senators requested all evidence from the closed investigation, citing precedent for these materials being provided to Congress, arguing that the “grave” allegations against Gaetz “speak directly to his fitness to serve as the chief law enforcement officer for the federal government.”