Bannon on Gaetz's AG withdrawal: 'We took a casualty’
Political strategist Steve Bannon said former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida)'s rejection of the attorney general nomination was “damaging” for the Republican Party. “There were casualties today. One of our greatest warriors, in all his imperfections – as imperfect as Donald Trump is, as imperfect as Stephen K. Bannon is. And he's also totally imperfect,” he […]
Trump Nominates Pam Bondi for Attorney General After Gaetz Withdrawal
President-elect Donald Trump nominated Pam Bondi to be attorney general after former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) resigned amid an ethics investigation into sexual misconduct. President Trump announced Bondi's selection Thursday in a social media post. “For too long, a partisan Justice Department has been used as a weapon against me and other Republicans, and that […]
Trump and Gaetz both won despite AG withdrawal, says CNN political analyst
The fallout from former Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrawing his candidacy for U.S. attorney general on Thursday is still being sorted out, but one CNN analyst says both he and the president-elect won this round. states. When President-elect Donald Trump announced last week that Gaetz would be his top law enforcement officer, many people […]
JD Vance Thanks ‘Patriot’ Gaetz After Withdrawal from AG Consideration
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) thanked former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz after he withdrew his candidacy for attorney general after the latter was nominated by President Donald Trump. . Gaetz announced his withdrawal Thursday morning, prompting Trump and many others to thank him for his efforts in securing the Trump-Vance ticket. The cabinet falls into chaos […]
Trump announces Pam Bondi for attorney general after Gaetz withdrawal
President-elect Donald Trump quickly named another candidate for attorney general in his administration after Florida Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz withdrew his candidacy. Trump announced his selection on social media Thursday night. “For too long, a partisan Department of Justice has been used as a weapon against me and other Republicans, and that's no longer the […]
Trump Announces New Attorney General After Gaetz Withdrawal
President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday nominated former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as his candidate for U.S. attorney general. In the announcement Posted President Trump praised Bondi's work against “deadly drug trafficking” on Truth Social. Trump's selection came just hours after Republican Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration. “For too long, a partisan Justice […]
Farah Griffin: Gaetz withdrawal will increase Hegseth scrutiny
Alyssa Farrar Griffin, a former White House official under then-President Trump, said Matt Gaetz's withdrawal from the nomination for attorney general invites further criticism of Pete Hegseth's appointment to lead the Pentagon. He said it would be just that. Farrah Griffin appeared on CNN's “The Lead with Jake Tapper” on Thursday and said, “Now that […]
Gaetz withdrawal from AG nomination is among quickest in history
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Thursday withdrew President-elect Trump's nomination for attorney general, ending days of chaos at the Capitol and becoming the first person in history to decline a Cabinet nomination. became one of the . The selection was controversial, as he has been accused of sexual misconduct. The House Ethics Committee voted […]
GOP Senators React To Matt Gaetz’s Withdrawal As Trump’s Nominee
The floodgates of reaction from Senate Republicans opened Thursday after former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from President-elect Donald Trump's nomination for attorney general. Gaetz met with senators at the Capitol on Wednesday for consideration. I wrote X claimed that his confirmation process “unreasonably impedes the important work of the Trump/Vance transition.” His […]
Trump eyes what’s next for AG after Gaetz withdrawal
With former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) declining his nomination, President-elect Trump is back to square one in securing an attorney general to lead the agency he views as key to his retaliation plan. Turning to Gaetz, Trump offered a vision of a “weaponized” Justice Department against the president-elect in the form of classified documents and […]