Matt Gaetz pulled his name from Trumps attorney-general pick on nov-21‚ following claims about his past with a teen-aged girl. The ex-florida rep (who denies all accusations) made his choice after meeting with senate members
While the momentum was strong it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance transition
The house-ethics group looked into claims about wrong-doing; including improper gifts and drug-use. ABC news says papers show Gaetz made 27 money-transfers totaling $10‚224.02 to two female witnesses between mid-2017 and early-2019
Matt has a wonderful future‚ and I look forward to watching all of the great things he will do
Gaetz who is 42 left his congress job after trump picked him - this stopped the house probe into his actions. CNN sources say a woman claims she met him at a party back in 2017 when she was under-age. A trump team insider told washington post that Gaetz didnt have enough votes; making his confirmation very unlikely. Senate leader McConnell called the withdrawal “appropriate“