President-elect Donald Trump's team is defending his choice of former Congressman Matt Gaetz for attorney general.
The status of theGaetz investigationbecame an open question last month when he abruptly resigned from Congress after Trump's announcement that he wanted his ally in the Cabinet. It is standard practice for the committee to end investigations when members of Congress de...
The Department of Justice also carried out a years-long investigation into Gaetz but decided last year not to pursue charges. Gaetz has denied all allegations against him. Some of the Venmo payments made to the women included descriptions like “Car deductible,”“Gift,” and “Refreshmen...
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authorities in this matter and my father has even been wearing a wire at the FBI’s direction to catch these criminals,” Gaetz said in a statement. “No part of the allegations against me are true, and the people pushing these lies are targets of the ongoing extortion investigation.” ...
Matt Gaetz announced Thursday he is withdrawing his name from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump's pick as attorney general, noting in a social media post that his nomination had become a distraction. Gaetz held multiple meetings with GOP senators over the past couple of days as he ...
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz faced a House Ethics Committee investigation into whether he engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, accepted improper gifts and sought to obstruct government investigations of his conduct — allegations the Florida Republican denies. ...
President-elect Donald Trump said Rep. Matt Gaetz is his pick to be nominated for attorney general. The announcement comes just two days before the House ethics committee was set to vote on releasing what sources say is a highly damaging report about an
Gaetz would be able to take on the Justice Department from the inside, molding the institution and its law enforcement components, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and the Drug Enforcement Administration, to fit his vision — ...
CNN has reached out to Gaetz about his resignation. House Ethics Chair Michael Guest had said ahead of Gaetz’s resignation that the ongoing ethics investigation into the congressman related to sexual misconduct would end if he resigned his seat, as the panel only has jurisdiction over a member...