Gaetz held multiple meetings with GOP senators over the past couple of days as he sought to game out his chances of getting confirmed, with Vice President-elect JD Vance assisting in his confirmation process. Even senators who supported him had expressed doubts that he could get confirmed, given...
In picking Rep. Matt Gaetz as his nominee for attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump is looking to install a fierce loyalist.
At Trump’s June debate with President Joe Biden, Gaetz was front and center in the spin room, talking up Trump’s successes. After Biden’s exit from the race, Gaetz was among those who helped Trump prepare for his subsequent debate with Vice Presid...
Though Gaetz is a surprising pick, the US “has a history of attorneys-general who were picked for their closeness to the president and not their experience in either the Department of Justice or any other legal endeavour”, said Daniel Richman, a former federal prosecutor. Gaetz was previously...
a South Carolina congresswoman who was one of the eight Republicans who voted to oust McCarthy. She said in a statement that her vote was "about trust and keeping your word." Mace, who supported McCarthy for speaker in January — and knocked Gaetz for blocking him — said that McCarthy...
said gaetz. “he calls up his buddies and seeks their feedback, reaction, insight on a variety of issues.” it was gaetz’s relationship with trump that, in many ways, gave him the cover to break with his party and even attack members on his side of the aisle, wyoming congresswoman ...
The position would put Gaetz atop the Justice Department, which previously investigated Gaetz for the same allegations. Johnson says he's against releasing Gaetz ethics report Share This is a modal window. This video is either unavailable or not supported in this browser Error Code: MEDIA_ERR_...
The last straw for McCain came when Gaetz said he supported the idea of Trump pardoning Roger Stone. “Oh come on, congressman!” she said. “Come on, come on. He's the swampiest swamp creature.” “When we designed our Constitution there were vestiges of the British monarchy that Ameri...
We followed up with both of them after McCarthy slammed Gaetz in a live interview with CNN earlier this evening. By Olivia Beavers and Kierra Frazier07/16/2024, 8:05pm ETWell, folks, here's some McCarthy-Gaetz drama for you. Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy slammed Rep. Matt Ga...