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Matt Gaetz Withdraws From Consideration As Donald Trump’s Nominee For Attorney General
Matt Gaetz said today that he was withdrawing from consideration as nominee as Donald Trump‘s attorney general, as Republican senators expressed concerns over a House ethics investigation of sexual misconduct. He wrote on X, “I had excellent meetings with Senators yesterday. I appreciate their thoughtful feedback – and the incredible support of so many. While […]
Rep Matt Gaetz (R-FL)Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Matt Gaetz said today that he was withdrawing from consideration as nominee as Donald Trump ‘s attorney general, as Republican senators expressed concerns over a House ethics investigation of sexual misconduct. There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle, thus I’ll be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve as Attorney General. CNN reported today that the woman who said that she had sex with Gaetz when she was 17 told the House Ethics Committee that she had two sexual encounters with him at one party in 2017.
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