Former Rep. Matt Gaetz filed a lawsuit Monday asking a federal judge to block the official release of a long-awaited House Ethics Committee report about his potential misconduct while in office.

After a yearslong investigation into whether the former congressman engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, the House Ethics Committee made the stunning decision to release its findings

A House Ethics Committee report alleged on Monday that there is "substantial evidence" of Gaetz committing statutory rape.