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Matt Gaetz, Trump’s pick for attorney general, had been a subject of a sex trafficking investigation
Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Justice Department, has previously been investigated over allegations of sex trafficking of a 17-year-old girl — a federal probe that ...Politics - NBC News - November 14 -
Trump attorney general pick Matt Gaetz under scrutiny as House Ethics report on sex and drug claims takes focus
GOP Sen. John Cornyn said he "absolutely" wants to see the House Ethics Committee report on Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general pick.Business - CNBC - November 14 -
Some Republicans skeptical Trump's pick Matt Gaetz can be confirmed as Attorney General
There was more reaction by Democrats and Republicans to President-elect Trump's choice of former Rep. Matt Gaetz to be attorney general. While the Gaetz choice was defended by some Republicans, ...Top stories - NBC News - November 15 -
House Ethics panel to meet on Trump attorney general pick Matt Gaetz report Wednesday
Many Senate Republicans want the House Ethics Committee report on Matt Gaetz to be released. Gaetz is a close ally of President-elect Donald Trump.Business - CNBC - 5 days ago -
Trump picks former acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker as US ambassador to Nato
Whitaker, who is seen as partisan loyalist, has a background in law enforcement and not in foreign policy. US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump has named his former acting attorney ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Donald Trump announces Pam Bondi as new attorney general choice after Matt Gaetz steps aside – live
Former Florida attorney general is longtime Trump ally and was one of his lawyers during first impeachment trial. Trump names Pam Bondi as attorney general pick after Gaetz steps aside Bondi ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
Trump picks former Florida AG Pam Bondi for attorney general after Matt Gaetz withdraws
President-elect Donald Trump has named Pam Bondi, Florida's former attorney general, as his new pick for attorney general after Matt Gaetz took himself out of the running. The former congressman's ...Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
Trump names Pam Bondi as attorney general pick after Gaetz steps aside
Ex-Florida attorney general is longtime Trump ally and was one of his lawyers during first impeachment trial. Donald Trump announced that he would nominate for attorney general Pam Bondi, the ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
FirstFT: Trump picks Pam Bondi as US attorney-general after Gaetz withdraws
Also in today’s newsletter, McKinsey closes in on $600mn opioid settlement, and why the lesbian pay premium is narrowingWorld - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
Donald Trump announces picks for labor and treasury departments, CDC and surgeon general in flurry of nominations – live
Scott Bessent, Russ Vought, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Sebastian Gorka and Dave Weldon among choices for key posts in second Trump administration. Trump picks hedge-fund investor Scott Bessent for ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Matt Gaetz says he doesn't plan to rejoin Congress after withdrawing as Trump's pick for attorney general
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., said he doesn't plan to rejoin Congress after he withdrew his name from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general amid sexual misconduct ...Top stories - NBC News - Yesterday -
How will a new Trump administration prosecute corruption?
When the compliance lawyer Alexandra Wrage was invited onto CNBC’s program “Squawk Box” in 2012 to give an anti-corruption argument on the air, she was surprised.Politics - NBC News - November 16 -
Trump to nominate Matt Gaetz for attorney general
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Matt Gaetz, whose selection as attorney general prompted backlash, resigned from Congress.Top stories - CBS News - November 13 -
Trump to nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz as attorney general
President-elect Donald Trump's transition team has announced his pick for attorney general: Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida. In a statement, the Trump team said Gaetz is "a champion for the ...Top stories - CBS News - November 13 -
Lawmakers react to Trump nominating Gaetz for attorney general
Lawmakers had a range of responses to President-elect Donald Trump's announcement that he'll nominate Matt Gaetz for attorney general. CBS News political reporter Jake Rosen has more.Top stories - CBS News - November 14 -
Matt Gaetz withdraws as Trump’s nominee for US attorney-general
Former congressman says controversy around his nomination had become a ‘distraction’Business - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
Trump taps Pam Bondi for attorney general
President-elect Donald Trump announced that his new pick for attorney general is Pam Bondi. Bondi previously served as Florida’s attorney general.Politics - NBC News - 2 days ago -
Tom Homan: Trump’s new ‘border czar’ who vowed to ‘run the biggest deportation’ the US has ever seen
Once Ice acting director and Heritage visiting fellow, Homan was called the ‘father’ of Trump’s family separation policy. In 2018, then acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) ...World - The Guardian - November 12 -
What Pam Bondi, Trump's new AG pick, has said about investigating DOJ prosecutors
Donald Trump's new attorney general pick Pam Bondi appears easily positioned to pick up the mantle on his goal of overhauling DOJ and his pledge for retribution.Top stories - ABC News - 21 hours ago -
House Ethics member reacts to Gaetz's withdrawal as attorney general pick
With Matt Gaetz out as President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general pick, what happens to the ethics committee report about him? Democratic Rep. Glenn Ivey of Maryland, member of the panel, ...Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
Trump’s vows for revenge take on new seriousness
President-elect Trump’s vows to seek revenge have brought a renewed sense of alarm to those who have crossed ways with him now that he’s returning to the White House. Trump routinely calls for ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
Arizona attorney general investigating Trump’s rifle comments about Cheney
The Arizona attorney general's office said it is investigating former President Trump’s comments about former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) as a death threat under state laws, in a statement to The ...Politics - The Hill - November 1 -
Schmitt withdraws name from Trump attorney general consideration
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) is no longer in the running to become the next attorney general in President-elect Trump’s incoming administration. Schmitt, a top ally of the former and soon-to-be ...Politics - The Hill - November 11 -
State attorneys general are the last line of defense against Trump
Democratic state attorneys general could be the last line of defense when Trump takes power again in January and begins implementing his extremist agenda.Politics - The Hill - November 12 -
Senate Republicans Alarmed by Trump Nominating Matt Gaetz for Attorney General
Many Republican senators were stunned that Representative Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida, had been chosen as the nominee, and expressed skepticism that he could secure enough votes for ...Top stories - The New York Times - November 13 -
Shock in Washington, D.C., after Trump taps Gaetz for attorney general
President-elect Donald Trump continued to build his incoming administration on Wednesday, announcing a surprise pick of Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida for attorney general. CBS News' Fin Gómez, Ed ...Top stories - CBS News - November 13 -
DOJ stunned at Trump's 'insane,' 'unbelievable' choice of Matt Gaetz for attorney general
President-elect Donald Trump's choice of Matt Gaetz to be attorney general of the United States sent shockwaves through the Justice Department.Politics - NBC News - November 14 -
Trump picking Gaetz to head justice sends shockwaves
Picking the outspoken congressman for attorney general is Trump laying down a challenge, writes Anthony Zurcher.Top stories - BBC News - November 14 -
Can Gaetz get Senate confirmation to be Trump's attorney general?
Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz will have to be confirmed by the Senate before he becomes President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general. Some members of Congress are already having strong ...Top stories - CBS News - November 14 -
Trump to nominate his criminal defense lawyer for deputy attorney general
President-elect Donald Trump said he's nominating Todd Blanche, one of his criminal defense lawyers in the classified documents case, to be the deputy attorney general.Politics - NBC News - November 15 -
Bharara says Trump is ‘choosing a bomb thrower for’ attorney general in Gaetz
Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said Sunday that President-elect Trump is a “choosing a bomb-thrower” in former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) for attorney general. On ABC News’s “This Week,” a clip ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
Trump, Vance phoning senators to push Gaetz as attorney general
President-elect Donald Trump is doubling down on his choice for attorney general. Trump is calling senators to push his pick of former Rep. Matt Gaetz, even while he considers making recess ...Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago