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Why Matt Gaetz withdrew bid for Attorney General
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz withdraws from Attorney General consideration eight days after Trump's nomination, amid sexual misconduct allegations and following meetings with Republican senators. Learn what led to his...
Here’s How the Gaetz Nomination Fell Apart So Spectacularly
The woman, who was 17 years old at the time, testified that the second sexual encounter, which has not previously been reported, included another adult woman. She also testified...
Here’s Everyone Matt Gaetz Allegedly Paid for Sex
The Justice Department’s three-year investigation into Matt Gaetz uncovered a web of payments to women who testified they were paid for sex by the ex-Florida lawmaker.Gaetz sent roughly $10,000...
Matt Gaetz Drops AG Nom—and May Accidentally Screw Himself in Process
Matt Gaetz rescinded his nomination to become Donald Trump’s attorney general on Thursday, writing in a statement that he believed his confirmation would become a “distraction” from Trump’s second...
Matt Gaetz withdraws as Trump's pick for attorney general
Former Congressman Matt Gaetz said Thursday that he will no longer seek to be confirmed as attorney general, saying that the controversy surrounding his potential nomination was "unfairly becoming...
Matt Gaetz Ethics Report May Still Get Released—Thanks to Republicans
Some Republicans might actually support a House resolution to release the Ethics report on Matt Gaetz’s alleged sexual misconduct. After the House Ethics Committee did not agree to release...
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...
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...
Republicans Adopt New, Absurd Defense of Gaetz: The Past Isn’t Real!
Republican senators are once again falling in line to support a man they’ve publicly and privately disavowed. But instead of Donald Trump, this time it’s Matt Gaetz. Gaetz was on...
Gaetz meets with GOP senators on nomination as ethics panel declines to release report
Embattled former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who is President-elect Donald Trump's choice for attorney general, met privately Wednesday with Republican senators to promote his nomination while a divided House Ethics...
