GOP senators divided on release of Gaetz ethics report as Trump pressures them to move quickly

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

69% : "The simmering clash between the Senate, House and Trump could be just the first of many to come.
47% : Trump has made clear he expects next year's unified Republican Congress to give him broad leeway on his nominees, and has already been making some calls to senators.
37% : In the absence of the traditional process, whether to proceed without an FBI background check would be up to individual committee chairs, who will be under pressure from Trump and his allies to move his nominees quickly.
33% : On Tuesday, Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, the incoming No. 2 Republican under Thune, said the Senate will begin hearings once Republicans take the majority on Jan. 3 and start holding confirmation votes once Trump is inaugurated on Jan. 20.Republican senators say they will demand that documentation, but it's unclear how that might work if Trump's transition doesn't consent to it.
33% : "We should do it by the numbers," Wicker said.Democrats are wary, though, that the process could get muddled, or curtailed, as Trump ramps up the pressure on Senate Republicans.
26% : As President-elect Donald Trump digs in on his pick of former Rep. Matt Gaetz for attorney general, Republican senators are divided over how much information they will demand to approve his confirmation and how much to resist Trump as he demands that they quickly rubber-stamp his Cabinet choices -- if they weigh in at all -- once he takes office in January.

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