Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has announced he will withdraw from consideration to be Donald Trump’s nominee for Attorney General following a slew of details being revealed about alleged sexual encounters with minors. 
From the Washington Post:
A person involved in Donald Trump’s team, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal conversations, said there was widespread belief that Matt Gaetz did not have the Senate votes needed to be named attorney general — and that did not change after the meetings Wednesday.
The person said Gaetz wanted the job and pitched Trump that he would take on the Justice Department and that the decision to select Gaetz was controversial even within Trump’s orbit.
“He was going to be the worst confirmation by far, and I don’t think the votes were there,” the person said.
At least two Republican senators told Trump’s advisers that Gaetz could not get confirmed, a Trump adviser said.
In newly-reported details regarding Gaetz’s alleged sexcapades, CNN reported today that the woman who says she had sex when she was a minor with Gaetz told the House Ethics Committee there were two sexual encounters with him at one party in 2017. The woman, who was 17 at the time, testified under oath that the second sexual encounter, which has not previously been reported, included another adult woman.
Scoop: Ethics committee told of second sexual encounter between Matt Gaetz and 17-year-old at party, sources say
w/ @PaulaReidCNN https://t.co/nJkk4tDENG— Sarah Ferris (@sarahnferris) November 21, 2024
As I said repeatedly last week, Matt Gaetz is never, ever becoming Attorney General.
Like ever. — Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) November 21, 2024
If Matt Gaetz DIDNT rape a minor, the GOP would have released the report.
Just fyi — Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) (@AdamKinzinger) November 21, 2024
Hahahahhahahah.
Senator John Fetterman reacts to Matt Gaetz withdrawing his name as Trump’s Attorney General: “Holy sh*t. I didn’t see that coming.” He then goes on to say that Donald will probably issue a new silver dollar to commemorate it. pic.twitter.com/LQlofW7vNM — Art Candee (@ArtCandee) November 21, 2024
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