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Matt Gaetz meets privately with senators to shore up support as House Ethics decision looms

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Republicans on the House Ethics Committee reject releasing report on Matt Gaetz

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Republicans on the House Ethics Committee reject releasing report on Matt Gaetz

Matt Gaetz talks before President-elect Donald Trump speaks during an America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Matt Gaetz talks before President-elect Donald Trump speaks during an America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Vice President-elect JD Vance, still a Republican senator from Ohio, walks from a private meeting with President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Vice President-elect JD Vance, still a Republican senator from Ohio, walks from a private meeting with President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Judiciary Committee Member Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., leaves a meeting with former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., President Trump's choice to be Attorney General, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Senate Judiciary Committee Member Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., leaves a meeting with former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., President Trump's choice to be Attorney General, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, comments to reporters after meeting in private with former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, comments to reporters after meeting in private with former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Ethics Committee Chairman Michael Guest, R-Miss., rushes past reporters without speaking after his panel met to consider the investigation of former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be attorney general, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Ethics Committee Chairman Michael Guest, R-Miss., rushes past reporters without speaking after his panel met to consider the investigation of former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be attorney general, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Vice President-elect JD Vance, right, and Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., left, walk out of a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and Republican Senate Judiciary Committee members, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Vice President-elect JD Vance, right, and Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., left, walk out of a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and Republican Senate Judiciary Committee members, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., closes a door to a private meeting with Vice President-elect JD Vance and Republican Senate Judiciary Committee members, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., closes a door to a private meeting with Vice President-elect JD Vance and Republican Senate Judiciary Committee members, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, comments to reporters after meeting in private with former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, comments to reporters after meeting in private with former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)