President-elect Donald Trump's team is defending his choice of former Congressman Matt Gaetz for attorney general.
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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...
The investigation was opened under Attorney General William Barr in the final months of Donald Trump’s presidency, according to the Times. The scrutiny placed on Gaetz’s behavior, the Times reported, is part of a larger investigation into one of his political allies, a former Florida county ...
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 dropped out of consideration amid quiet but steadyGOP opposition, but the committee nevertheless lost jurisdiction over the probe when Gaetz left the House of Representatives. Gaetz has consistently denied any accusations of wrongdoing, and an earlier federal investigation into the allegations ended...
Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz said his confirmation process was a distraction as he withdrew from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general. Gaetz has faced scrutiny over a House Ethics Committee probe into alleged sexual
In a statement to CBS News, a spokesperson from Gaetz's office said: "Rep. Gaetz has never paid for sex, nor has he had sex with an underage girl. What began with blaring headlines about 'sex trafficking' has now turned into a general fishing exercise about vacations and consensual relat...
Matt Gaetz is a Republican politician who represented Florida in the U.S. House of Representatives (2017–24). He is known for his ultraconservative positions, support of Donald Trump, and role in ousting Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House.