Matt Gaetz, the former representative whom President-elect Donald Trump wanted as his attorney general, has withdrawn from consideration. Sexual misconduct allegations against Gaetz had drawn much scrutiny, including from senators who would vote to approve him for the position.
Vice President-elect JD Vance had urged Senate Republicans to support Gaetz in meetings in the Capitol on Wednesday. Republicans on the House Ethics Committee voted against releasing the panel’s report into sexual misconduct and illicit drug use allegations against Gaetz.
Vance is accompanying another administration nominee to meetings on Capitol Hill on Thursday: Pete Hegseth, the candidate for defense secretary. Hegseth is also facing sexual misconduct allegations, stemming from a 2017 encounter he claims was consensual.
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