Rolling Stone - 14 hours 6 min ago
The former Florida congressman's nomination has been dogged by sexual misconduct allegations...
NBC News - 14 hours 6 min ago
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., on Thursday announced that he would withdraw himself from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general.
The Hill - 14 hours 9 min ago
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) has withdrawn his nomination to be Attorney General for President-elect Trump.
Sky News - 14 hours 10 min ago
Donald Trump ally Matt Gaetz has withdrawn his name from consideration to be the next US attorney general.
Slate - 15 hours 8 min ago
This is a feminist backlash.
The Guardian - 15 hours 27 min ago
Late-night hosts discuss Trump's rich team and the House ethics report on Matt Gaetz's alleged sexual misconduct Late-night hosts talked Donald Trump 's cabinet of billionaire donors and the House ethics committee stalemate over an investigation into Matt Gaetz . Continue reading...
New York Magazine - 15 hours 38 min ago
Speaker Mike Johnson says he opposes releasing the potentially damning report on Donald Trump's attorney general pick.
The Hill - 16 hours 3 min ago
Former GOP Rep. Charlie Dent (Pa.), who led the House Ethics Committee, said he "wouldn't be at all shocked" if the report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz's (R-Fla.) misconduct was released, even after the panel decided Wednesday to keep it confidential. Dent joined CNN's Kasie Hunt on Thursday morning to discuss the ongoing dilemma about...
Decider - 16 hours 6 min ago
Vance is in D.C. drumming up support for Trump's cabinet picks, while the president has been making public appearances with Elon Musk.
Sky News - 16 hours 21 min ago
Matt Gaetz has withdrawn his name from consideration to be the next US attorney general, saying his selection had become "a distraction".
The Guardian - 16 hours 40 min ago
The word is trending as Trump makes cabinet picks but it's not the first time it's been used to describe lousy leadership Matt Gaetz running the justice department. Fox hosts in charge of the Pentagon and transportation. Elon Musk as head of layoffs. And Robert F Kennedy Jr and Dr Oz overseeing the nation's health. Some have likened Donald Trump's administrative picks to a clown car ; others are calling our incoming leadership a kakistocracy, or "government by the worst people"...
The Hill - 16 hours 49 min ago
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) suggested that President-elect Trump appointing former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to serve as the head of the Justice Department (DOJ) is somewhat of a power play against Senate Republicans. "I think the bottom line here is that there is an element of Trump wanting to sort of subjugate Republican senators here,"...
The Guardian - 17 hours 19 min ago
Trump's pick for attorney general attempts to win over skeptical lawmakers amid ethics report controversy The scandal-plagued former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz reportedly told senators skeptical of his suitability to be attorney general that he would not seek retribution against Donald Trump's enemies in his first week on the job, at least. "Look, I'm not going to go there and indict [the former Wyoming congresswoman] Liz Cheney , have storm troopers bust through the studio door...
Forbes - 17 hours 36 min ago
Matt Gaetz Attorney General Confirmation Battle: Latest News On Investigation, Reports, Allegations...
The Independent - 17 hours 48 min ago
The diagram charts how Gaetz and his associates allegedly sent thousands of dollars via Venmo to dozens of people involved in the sex parties' between 2017 and 2020...
The Hill - 19 hours 15 min ago
Stephen A. Smith says that "under normal circumstances" Matt Gaetz would never be confirmed as the nation's new attorney general.
NBC News - 19 hours 16 min ago
The House Ethics committee failed to reach an agreement on whether to release its report on Matt Gaetz, President-elect Trump's embattled pick for Attorney General. It came just hours after Vice President-elect JD Vance made the rounds on Capitol Hill to build support for Gaetz. NBC's Peter Alexander reports for TODAY.
New York Times - 20 hours 26 min ago
House Republicans voted to block the release of an Ethics Committee report about sexual misconduct and illicit drug use accusations against former Representative Matt Gaetz.
The Guardian - 20 hours 29 min ago
Panel met but failed to reach decision on releasing report. Plus, Senate rejects Bernie Sanders' efforts to block arms sales to Israel Good morning. The House ethics committee was deadlocked on releasing a report examining allegations of sexual misconduct against Matt Gaetz, the former Republican representative and Donald Trump's choice to lead the justice department, after the panel met behind closed doors on Wednesday. How did the committee split? Susan Wild, the top Democratic representative...
The Hill - 20 hours 40 min ago
President-elect Trump has sparked a Washington guessing game by selecting several controversial nominees for high-level posts. The question is whether one or more of his picks will be denied confirmation by the Senate. Most insiders see four Trump picks in particular as being controversial. They are former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as attorney general, former...
The Hill - 20 hours 40 min ago
Senate Republicans are warning confirmation proceedings for former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) will be like "Kavanaugh on steroids," referring to the contentious hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in 2018. GOP senators say allegations against Gaetz of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, as well as the findings of the Department of Justice's probe...