Matt Gaetz, the firebrand Republican from Florida, has reemerged in the national spotlight—not from the House floor, but from behind a news desk. Now a prime-time host on One America News Network, the former congressman blends legal training and political experience to deliver searing critiques of US foreign policy. Gaetz’s call for Israel to abandon…
The US House Ethics Committee accused ex-Representative Matt Gaetz of paying thousands of dollars for sex, possessing illegal drugs, and having sexual relations with a 17-year-old girl in 2017 while serving in Congress, news agency Reuters reported while citing US media reports. Gaetz, according to the panel’s report, violated Florida state laws, including the state’s…
President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday nominated former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to be Attorney General of the US, moving swiftly to replace former nominee Matt Gaetz after the embattled former congressman withdrew from consideration. Gaetz, who faced opposition from Senate Republicans, was the subject of a House Ethics Committee probe into allegations of having…
Hardline Republican Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general, in the face of opposition from the Senate Republicans whose support he would have needed to win the job. Gaetz, who resigned from the US House of Representatives last week, was the subject of an Ethics Committee probe into allegations…
The U.S. House of Representatives Ethics Committee will meet Wednesday to discuss the next steps in its investigation of Matt Gaetz, according to two sources familiar with the panel’s plans. Gaetz is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, reported Reuters. The committee has been investigating allegations of sexual misconduct and drug use against Gaetz….
Republican US Senator Markwayne Mullin called on the House of Representatives on Sunday to share an unreleased ethics report into alleged sexual misconduct involving a 17-year-old girl by Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general. Gaetz, 42, resigned his seat in the Republican-controlled House on Wednesday, hours after Trump unveiled his choice of…