Rep. Mike Johnson called on the Republican-led panel to not release the ethics report, which reportedly includes an interview with a young woman who said Gaetz had sex with her when she was 17 and

Johnson’s comments were a reversal from Wednesday, when he suggested a hands-off approach to the Gaetz report. The “Speaker of the House is not involved in that and can’t be involved in that,” he previously said of the Ethics committee.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) said Friday that he would “strongly request” that the House Ethics Committee not release a report on its investigation into allegations that former congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) engaged in sexual misconduct and illegal drug use and accepted improper gifts.