Matt Gaetz

It means allegations against the Florida Republican who was President-elect Donald Trump’s first choice for attorney general could soon be made public.

Lawmakers are expected to decide Thursday whether to release a long-awaited ethics report into sexual misconduct allegations against Gaetz.

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Trump also threw his endorsement behind state Sen. Randy Fine, R-Brevard County, as a replacement for former U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz.

The endorsement caused several Republicans who publicly expressed interest in running, like Escambia County Republican State Representative Michelle Salzman, to pull out of the race.

The primary in the special election to fill Matt Gaetz’s seat will be on Jan. 28, and the general election on April 1. Monday is the deadline for elected officials to submit resignations if they intend to run.

Gaetz said he won't seek his seat after he stepped down when president-elect Donald Trump nominated him for attorney general. Gaetz later withdrew from consideration.

Gaetz didn't lay out his plans now that he's out of office, saying only, “I’m still going to be in the fight, but it’s going to be from a new perch."

Although Pam Bondi was Trump’s second choice for the job, Bondi has been his long-time ally and is likely to calm Republicans in and out of Florida who were concerned about his previous selection.

Longtime Donald Trump ally Pam Bondi was a prosecutor in Hillsborough County for more than 18 years and was Florida's first female attorney general.

Allegations of sex trafficking and drug use had stirred controversy over Matt Gaetz being attorney general.

The U.S. House Committee on Ethics is deadlocked on whether to release its report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, whose nomination to serve as Trump's attorney general has been plagued by controversy.