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Gaetz says he will not return to Congress
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) said Friday he will not return to Congress after resigning his House seat last week, despite having withdrawn from consideration to be President-elect Trump’s ...Politics - The Hill - 21 hours ago -
Kinzinger says he'd be 'surprised' if Gaetz gets confirmed
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) admitted he would be “surprised” if Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), President-elect Trump’s pick for attorney general gets confirmed, joining a crowd of doubters that ...Politics - The Hill - November 15 -
McCarthy says Gaetz won’t get confirmed: ‘Everyone knows that’
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) predicted Wednesday that former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), President-elect Trump’s pick for attorney general, will not get confirmed by the Senate. Asked for ...Politics - The Hill - November 14 -
House report on Matt Gaetz allegations should not be released, Speaker Johnson says
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Friday that he would "strongly request" that the House Ethics Committee not release a report detailing its investigation into former Rep.Top stories - NBC News - November 15 -
Speaker Johnson says it's not "appropriate" to release House Ethics report on Matt Gaetz
House Speaker Mike Johnson says he would "strongly request" that the House Ethics Committee withhold a potentially damaging report on its investigation into whether former Rep. Matt Gaetz engaged ...Top stories - CBS News - November 15 -
Former House Republican says Gaetz nomination is 'a bridge too far'
Former Republican Rep. Charlie Dent of Pennsylvania suggested that Rep. Matt Gaetz's (R-Fla.) nomination by President-elect Trump to serve as attorney general would be withdrawn. "I would say, in ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
Detroit News editorial says Senate should reject Gaetz, Hegseth
The Detroit News issued an editorial urging the Senate to reject President-elect Trump's nominations of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as attorney general and Fox News host Pete Hegseth for Secretary of ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
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 - 5 days ago -
Jeffries says ‘of course’ Ethics Committee’s report on Gaetz should be released
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) says that the House Ethics Committee report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz — President-elect Trump’s pick ...Politics - NBC News - 5 days ago -
Key Democrat says the ethics report on Matt Gaetz should be made public
The top Democrat on the House Ethics Committee says a report on Rep. Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, should be made public.Top stories - NBC News - 4 days ago -
Matt Gaetz allegedly paid two women for sex in 2017, attorney says
Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department, paid a woman for sex at a small, invitation-only party in Florida, where prostitution is illegal, in 2017 while he ...Politics - NBC News - 4 days ago -
Top Democrat on House Ethics panel says Gaetz report should be released
Rep. Susan Wild (D-Pa.), the top Democrat on the House Ethics Committee, said she thinks the panel’s report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) should be released. Wild answered “yes” when asked ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
House Republicans are playing the Trump card in committee chair races
GOP lawmakers are touting their loyalty to the president-elect as they prepare pitches for colleagues who will pick leaders.Politics - Politico - 3 days ago -
Senators say there are other ways to vet Gaetz without ethics report
Sen. John Cornyn seemed to suggest one way info about Gaetz could come out is by calling those associated with the allegations to appear before the Judiciary Committee.Top stories - ABC News - 3 days ago -
Tuberville says Gaetz vote depends on if ‘they can prove’ allegations
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) said he would not support former House Republican Matt Gaetz for attorney general if the sexual assault allegations against him are proven true. Gaetz was accused of ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Matt Gaetz's accusers don't want to testify in public, their lawyer says
WASHINGTON — A lawyer for two women who have accused former Rep.Politics - NBC News - 3 days ago -
Democrats try to force Ethics Committee to release Gaetz report
Bipartisan House Ethics Committee were deadlocked along party lines on whether to release a report on its investigation of Matt Gaetz, Trump's attorney general pick.Top stories - ABC News - 2 days ago -
House Ethics Committee will keep Matt Gaetz report under wraps
Rep. Susan Wild said there was "no consensus" on the issue and the committee agreed to reconvene on Dec. 5.Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
Trump AG pick Matt Gaetz says he's withdrawing
Matt Gaetz said he is withdrawing his name from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump's pick for U.S. attorney general.Business - CNBC - Yesterday -
Trump transition live updates: In a flurry of nominations, Trump announces 7 picks
President-elect Donald Trump is continuing to announce his picks for top jobs inside his administration.Top stories - ABC News - 12 hours ago -
Matt Gaetz says he isn't coming back to Congress
“I'm still going to be in the fight, but it's going to be from a new perch,” Gaetz said Friday.Politics - Politico - 22 hours ago -
Matt Gaetz says he doesn't plan on returning to Congress
Matt Gaetz says he will not return to Congress after withdrawing his name from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general.Top stories - ABC News - 20 hours ago -
Can Matt Gaetz return to Congress? He says he won't.
Trump loyalist Rep. Matt Gaetz is out of a job for now, but his political future may not be over.Politics - CBS News - 20 hours ago -
Thune says he doesn't know if Gaetz will be confirmed as AG 'until they start the process'
Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) weighed in on President-elect Trump's controversial decision to elevate former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to attorney general when he returns to ...Politics - The Hill - November 14 -
House Speaker Mike Johnson says House Ethics Committee shouldn't release Gaetz report
House Speaker Mike Johnson went on the record Friday saying he doesn't think the House Ethics Committee should not release its potentially damaging report on whether former Rep. Matt Gaetz engaged ...Top stories - CBS News - November 15 -
Mike Johnson says he doesn't think House Ethics Committee should release Gaetz report
House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Friday that he does not think the House Ethics Committee should release the findings of its investigation into Matt Gaetz.Top stories - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Woman told House Ethics panel she witnessed Gaetz having sex with minor, lawyer says
An attorney tells ABC News that one of his clients told the House Ethics Committee that she witnessed then-Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz having sex with a minor.Top stories - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Johnson says releasing Gaetz ethics report would "open up a Pandora's box"
House Speaker Mike Johnson said he is going to "strongly request" that the House Ethics Committee not issue a report on sexual misconduct and obstruction allegations against former Rep. Matt Gaetz, ...Top stories - CBS News - November 15 -
Woman told House ethics committee she saw Gaetz have sex with minor, her lawyer says
A woman told the House Ethics Committee that she saw Matt Gaetz, who is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for the U.S. attorney general, have sex with a minor, her lawyer said Friday.Politics - NBC News - November 16 -
Former federal prosecutor says Gaetz would fail background check for entry DOJ job
Former federal prosecutor Harry Litman said former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) would fail a background check for an entry-level role at the Department of Justice (DOJ), a department President-elect ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
A majority of Senate Republicans doubt Matt Gaetz will be confirmed as attorney general, sources say
More than half of Senate Republicans, including some in senior leadership positions, privately say they don’t see a path for former Rep.Top stories - NBC News - 6 days ago -
Woman told House Ethics Committee she saw Gaetz 'having sex with a minor' at a party, says her lawyer
A woman told the House Ethics Committee that she saw former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) “having sex with a minor” at a party, Florida attorney Joel Leppard confirmed to The Hill on Saturday. "As the ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
Johnson says he has not talked to Trump about Matt Gaetz report: 'Not once'
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Sunday he did not talk to President-elect Trump about releasing the House Ethics Committee report of former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who resigned shortly after ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
House Speaker Johnson calls ethics report on Matt Gaetz a 'rough draft' and says it shouldn't be released
"It's in a rough draft form. Was not yet ready to be released, and since Matt Gaetz left the Congress, I don't think it's appropriate to do so," Johnson said.Business - CNBC - 5 days ago -
GOP Rep. French Hill says it's up to House Ethics Committee to decide on releasing Gaetz report
Rep. French Hill, Republican of Arkansas, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that "the decision is theirs" about whether the House Ethics Committee should release their report on former ...Politics - CBS News - 5 days ago -
Lawyer says his 2 clients told House Ethics Committee that Gaetz paid them for sex
An attorney for two women who testified before the House Ethics panel tells ABC News in an interview that former Rep. Matt Gaetz paid both his adult clients for sex.Top stories - ABC News - 4 days ago -
Two women told House ethics panel Gaetz sent Venmo payments "for sex," attorney says
Two women testified before the House Ethics Committee that Matt Gaetz paid them "for sex," their lawyer told CBS News' Major Garrett.Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago