Former congressman drops out of Trump's cabinet pick after past comes back
Ex-Florida rep **Matt Gaetz** steps away from attorney general nomination after controversial past surfaces. His withdrawal comes right after meeting with senators to gather support for the role
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“
