Trump Won’t ‘Go Down Fighting’ for Matt Gaetz, Ex-Aide Says
President-elect Donald Trump will not “go down fighting” for former Congressman Matt Gaetz, his controversial pick for U.S. attorney general, according to former Trump White House aide Alyssa Farah Griffin. Gaetz, formerly the subject of a House Ethics Committee investigation and federal criminal probe into allegations including sexual misconduct and illegal drug use, on November […]
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Matt Gaetz Breaks Silence on AG Nomination While Courting Senate Votes
Former Congressman Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump‘s nominee for U.S. attorney general, has weighed in on his quest to be confirmed as the nation’s top law enforcement officer by the Senate. Gaetz, the subject of a hotly anticipated report on a House Ethics Committee investigation into alleged sexual abuse and illicit drug use, has been […]
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Matt Gaetz Allegations Likely Just ‘Tip of the Iceberg,’ Lawyer Warns
Current allegations against former Congressman Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump‘s pick for U.S. attorney general, are likely only “the tip of the iceberg,” according to a lawyer representing two women who testified that Gaetz paid them for sex. Gaetz, formerly the subject of a House Ethics Committee investigation and federal criminal probe into allegations including […]
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Gaetz Is a ‘Sacrificial Lamb’ to Confirm Gabbard: Ex-Biden Admin Official
President-elect Donald Trump is using ex-Congressman Matt Gaetz, his nominee for U.S. attorney general, as a “sacrificial lamb,” according to Ashley Etienne, former communications director to Vice President Kamala Harris. Gaetz, formerly the subject of a House Ethics Committee investigation and federal criminal probe into allegations including sexual misconduct, was nominated by Trump to lead […]
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Matt Gaetz Could Be ‘Embarrassment’ to Donald Trump, Texas Republican Says
President-elect Donald Trump‘s pick for attorney general, Representative Matt Gaetz, has caused a stir in the newly Republican majority Senate, with Senator John Cornyn calling for Gaetz’s ethics report to determine his fitness and “protect the president.” On Wednesday, Trump tapped Republican Gaetz to be his attorney general. That same day, Gaetz resigned from Congress […]
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Gaetz Could Get Confirmed Without the Senate: How Recess Appointments Work
President-elect Donald Trump‘s pick for his next attorney general is evoking mixed emotions from Republicans. Trump announced on Wednesday that he was tapping Florida U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz to lead his second administration’s Department of Justice, a move that has shocked many lawmakers. Gaetz’s nomination, however, still has to be confirmed by the Senate, and […]
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