Senators Push for More Information on Ethics Panel’s Gaetz Probe

Key senators in both parties are demanding more information on a closely-held House sexual misconduct probe into former Representative Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be US Attorney General.

Calls for more scrutiny even from members of Trump’s own party signal that Gaetz’s confirmation process will be a rocky one, even after Republicans take control of the Senate in January. Gaetz has denied wrongdoing.

Trump, according to an Axios report, has made personal appeals to senators to support Gaetz.

Republican John Cornyn, a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, said Monday that he expects the women ...