Matt Gaetz Withdraws Name From AG Consideration
Matt Gaetz has withdrawn his name for consideration as Trump's Attorney General. He says his confirmation was becoming a "distraction to the critical work" of the Trump transition. Here is Gaetz's statement below:
Gaetz stepping down is good news for the rule of law. But the former Florida rep was one of the multiple sexual predators in Trump's cabinet. After he and Vance went begging for votes yesterday, I figured the spineless GOP Senators would confirm Gaetz.
The Venmo receipts must be lit, and the Gaetz congressional report must be beyond bad.
CNN reports that there were additional allegations against him in the ethics report, including the testimony from the alleged underage girl that he had sex with her twice, and with an older woman present. They were about to break that news when Gaetz withdrew. Video above.
Transcript:
I just want to walk our viewers through a tick tock of what happened here earlier today.