November 21, 2024 10:52 AM UTC

BREAKING: Matt Gaetz Pulls Out Of AG Nomination

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• by: Colorado Pols

UPDATE: The plot thickens as CNN alleges Matt Gaetz’s pullout came just ahead of new revelations of even more sexual misconduct:

EXCLUSIVE: Gaetz withdrew from AG nomination 45 mins after we called to say we were going to report that “Ethics committee told there was a *second* sexual encounter between Gaetz and 17 year old in 2017.” w/@sarahnferris.” Full story: https://t.co/z244tATQIU

— Paula Reid (@PaulaReidCNN) November 21, 2024

As Tweeted by former Rep. Matt “Giggity” Gaetz moments ago, the congressman best known for being investigated by the Justice Department for sex trafficking will not be the nation’s top law enforcement officer after all:

After abruptly resigning his seat in Congress to dodge the release of the Ethics Committee’s report into his conduct, Matt Gaetz is suddenly out of a job–at least for now, since it’s entirely possible Gaetz will get a job somewhere in the Trump administration that doesn’t require the Senate confirmation Gaetz appears to have been informed was hopelessly out of reach. We’ll update with reactions to this significant early loss for Trump from Gaetz’s close friend Rep. Lauren Boebert and others as they come in.