Gaetz announced his decision on social media.
‘I had excellent meetings with Senators yesterday. I appreciate their thoughtful feedback – and the incredible support of so many. While the momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance,’ he wrote on X.
‘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. Trump’s DOJ must be in place and ready on Day 1,’ he noted.
Gaetz was on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to meet with senators about his nomination. Many had privately expressed concerns about whether he could be confirmed due to the ethics investigation about allegations of drug uses, sex parties and sex with a minor.
He has already resigned from the House of Representatives for this term but was re-elected to the Congress that is sworn into office on January 3rd. He will return as a lawmaker.
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Make the next one someone twice as nasty.
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Who do you think it will be? Maybe Ken Paxton?
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I wouldn’t be upset, except to lose him here. But I’m sure we have a few more bulldogs in TX who would step up.
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Yes
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How about this man for Attorney General. He’s with Judicial Watch.
PAUL J. ORFANEDES
Director of Litigation, Board Member, Officer
Paul Orfanedes heads Judicial Watch’s Litigation Department and has been with Judicial Watch since its inception. Paul is a distinguished civil litigator who has argued in front of the Supreme Court and in the federal appeal courts on behalf of Judicial Watch and its clients.
As Director of Litigation, he has been a spokesperson for Judicial Watch with his legal commentary appearing in major radio and print media outlets. In addition to managing the day-to-day operations of the Legal Department, Paul is Corporate Secretary and Treasurer of Judicial Watch. He is also member of the Board of Directors.Paul is a native of Illinois. He graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1986. He received his Juris Doctorate from American University in 1990.
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Trump Picks Pam Bondi as Attorney General
President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday nominated former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to be U.S. attorney general, moving swiftly to replace former nominee Matt Gaetz who withdrew from contention earlier.
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Good choice and Bob Casey conceded a little while ago.
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Good choice. And Casey conceded in PA. Pretty good day.
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Sorry about that. My laptop was weirding out on me. It did an update and didn’t show me logged into WP.
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