{"id":9924,"date":"2024-11-14T08:56:15","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T08:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=9924"},"modified":"2024-11-14T08:56:15","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T08:56:15","slug":"matt-gaetz-announces-bold-move-just-hours-after-trump-made-him-his-shock-cabinet-pick-to-be-attorney-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=9924","title":{"rendered":"Matt Gaetz announces bold move just hours after Trump made him his shock cabinet pick to be attorney general"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rep.\u00a0 Matt Gaetz<\/span>\u00a0stepped down from his position in the U.S.\u00a0House of Representatives<\/span>\u00a0just hours after\u00a0Donald Trump picked him as Attorney General.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The dramatic move by Gaetz came as\u00a0Punchbowl News\u00a0revealed the impending release of a ‘highly damaging’ report concerning\u00a0sex trafficking and drug use allegations<\/span>\u00a0against the Florida rep.<\/p>\n

Now that Gaetz is no longer a member of Congress, the House Ethics Committee loses jurisdiction over him, although the report may still be released.<\/p>\n

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Attorney General\u00a0Merrick Garland<\/span>‘s DOJ also conducted an investigation into the\u00a0Florida<\/span>\u00a0Republican over claims of sex trafficking, but he was never charged.<\/p>\n

Gaetz’s decision came as even Republicans questioned whether the controversial pick to head the Justice Department could\u00a0clear the Senate<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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Rep. Matt Gaetz made a shock announcement that he is immediately stepping down from Congress<\/p>\n

House Speaker Mike Johnson revealed that he received Gaetz’s resignation letter on Wednesday, effective immediately.<\/p>\n

Now, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will be able to appoint someone else to fill Gaetz’s opening House seat in in Florida’s 1st congressional district.<\/p>\n

Johnson admitted that the resignation ‘caught us by surprise a little bit,’ but says he believes Gaetz resigned in order to prevent vacancies in the closely-split House and give DeSantis the eight weeks to find his successor.<\/p>\n

DeSantis received a call from Johnson today to start initiating the process of finding a replacement.<\/p>\n

The House Ethics Committee has been investigating Gaetz on and off since 2021.<\/p>\n

The panel announced earlier this year that the GOP lawmaker was\u00a0under investigation<\/span>\u00a0for sexual misconduct, illicit drug use and bribery.<\/p>\n

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Trump announced on Wednesday his intention to nominate Rep. Gaetz as Attorney General to lead reforms at the Department of Justice \u2013 the same agency that was investigating the lawmaker for allegations of sex trafficking<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Gaetz married his wife\u00a0Ginger Luckey in 2021<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Allegations regarding Gaetz’s sexual relationships with underage girls resurfaced Wednesday after Trump announced the\u00a0Florida<\/span>\u00a0representative as his pick for Attorney General.<\/p>\n

Sen. Markwayne Mullin slammed Gaetz earlier this year for showing images of girls he ‘slept with’ to colleagues on the floor of the U.S. House.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Oklahoma<\/span>\u00a0Senator now tells\u00a0CNN<\/span>\u00a0that he trusts Trump’s decision to pick Gaetz to join his cabinet and lead the Justice Department.<\/p>\n

But he warned Geatz about questions he will have to face during Senate confirmation hearings.<\/p>\n

Republican senators expressed hesitation when asked for their reactions to news of the nomination.<\/p>\n

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