READ: The House ethics report on Matt Gaetz

Catch up quick: Gaetz has faced allegations of sexual impropriety and drug use. He has denied wrongdoing.

• He withdrew in November as President-elect Trump's pick for attorney general after his path to confirmation by the Senate appeared tenuous.
• Gaetz is slated to join One American News Network's primetime lineup in January with his own show.

State of play: Gaetz on Monday sued the Ethics committee to try to block the report's release.

• The lawsuit, filed in federal court, said it "contains untruthful and defamatory information" that would "significantly damage Plaintiff's standing and reputation."

Flashback: The Justice Department last year decided not to charge Gaetz over alleged sex trafficking. Prosecutors had been investigating allegations that he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl, which the report also claimed.

• A former associate of Gaetz, Joel Greenberg, was sentenced in 2022 to 11 years in prison for sex trafficking of a minor and other crimes.

Context: Gaetz resigned from Congress in November just before the Ethics Committee was set to hold a meeting on its investigation into him.

• The House initially seemed poised to keep the report private after his resignation.

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Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional context.