US House Republicans would act against Gaetz if charges filed, lawmaker says
By Reuters - 15 April 2021
US Representative Matt Gaetz briefly attends a House Judiciary Committee hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, on April 14, 2021.
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Republican leaders in the US House of Representatives would take action against embattled Republican congressman Matt Gaetz if the Justice Department formally charges him, the party's second-ranking member in the chamber said on Wednesday.
Representative Steve Scalise did not specify precisely how they might act but said the precedent was to remove members who are formally charged from congressional committees.