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to discuss Gaetz and ask for their support. At least three Senate Republicans, Sens. Lisa Murkowski , John Cornyn , and Susan Collins , have publicly expressed concern about the nomination and have not said if they would confirm him. With the Senate likely having a three-seat Republican majority, Trump would need them on board.the phone calls. “He believes Matt Gaetz is the one person who will have the fearlessness and ferociousness, really, to do what needs doing at the Department of Justice.
Some of Gaetz’s past behavior, including being federally investigated for sex trafficking and a House Ethics Committee investigation into alleged sexual relations with underage girls and illicit drug use, have some senators hesitant to support Gaetz.is essential to vetting him for the critical post, but House Speaker Mike Johnson said he does not favor the release of the report. He said releasing it would open “Pandora’s box.
“Do I think a report, if it exists, should be released? And the answer is no because we have a rule on that,” Johnson. There have been two other instances in recent years in which members who resigned from Congress had their own ethics investigations released after their resignation.that “everybody on the committee now has the report, so they’ve got the opportunity to be reviewing it.” Johnson, however, told CNN on Sunday that the report is “not finished” and is only in “rough draft form.
“There is plenty of precedence in the Ethics Committee to disclose the report even after a member has resigned,” Wild said.on social media that he views the allegations as “worth less than nothing.” Trump has shown no sign of withdrawing the nomination, which he views as crucial to the goals of his administration.
It’s unlikely that any Senate Democrats would grow favorable to Gaetz enough to vote on his confirmation. Sen. Dick Durbin , chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Gaetz is the “least qualified person and most radical person ever nominated to be Attorney General.”
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