The far-right Trump loyalist has been at the centre of various controversies and investigations since his election to Congress in 2016
November 21, 2024 5:53 pm’s attorney general.
The former lawmaker and far-right Trump loyalist has been at the centre of various controversies and investigations since his election to Congress in 2016. On X, formerly Twitter, he said that the controversy over his potential nomination “was unfairly becoming a distraction” to the work of the incoming administration. “There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle, thus I’ll be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve as Attorney General,” Gaetz wrote. “Trump’s DOJ must be in place and ready on Day 1.”from both Republicans and Democrats.
Gaetz, 42, who has never worked in the Justice Department or as a prosecutor at any level of government, was investigated by the department for nearly three years over sex trafficking allegations involving a 17-year-old girl. He denied the allegations. His office said in 2023 that he had been told by prosecutors that he would not face criminal charges.
In June, the US House Ethics Committee announced it was investigating several allegations against Gaetz, including that he “engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, accepted improper gifts, dispensed special privileges and favours to individuals with whom he had a personal relationship, and sought to obstruct government investigations of his conduct”.
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