Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) had a sarcastic reaction to the exclusion of former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) from President-elect Trump's nomination for attorney general.
“Oh my god, I didn't think that would happen,” Fetterman said teasingly when asked about the withdrawal by a reporter in the video. Photographed by Scripps News Posted on social platform X.
Gates wrote in a post on Thursday that he had had an “excellent meeting” with senators the day before, but added, “It is clear that my confirmation was unfairly interfering with the important work of the Trump/Vance transition. ” he said.
Gaetz's resignation comes more than a week after President Trump announced he would nominate him to lead the Justice Department. He called the former Florida congressman “a deeply talented and tenacious lawyer trained at William & Mary Law School who will lead Congress through his focus on enacting much-needed reforms at the Department of Justice.” “He rose to prominence,” he said in the post. true society.
Gaetz has critics within his own party, most notably former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who recently faced scrutiny by the House Ethics Committee for involvement in sexual misconduct and illegal drug use. It is the subject of an investigation. , along with other suspicions. Although he has denied allegations of wrongdoing, Gaetz's recent resignation from Congress effectively removed him from the committee's jurisdiction and killed the investigation.
The Hill has reached out to Gaetz and his contacts on the Trump transition team for comment.
