Gaetz’s selection was first pushed out on Trump’s social media network instead of a more formal announcement from his transition team as with most of his choices.
Not one of the top names seen as a likely pick for the job, The House Ethics Committee is investigating allegations that Gaetz was part of a scheme that led to the sex trafficking of a 17-year-old girl.
Gaetz has categorically denied all the allegations, which he has blamed on former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a longtime nemesis, though the probe began before McCarthy and Republicans took the majority in the House.He’s been loyal to Trump and echoed his attacks on the ‘deep state’ Just hours before Trump announced his nomination, Gaetz wrote a post on X that echoed Trump’s frequent claims that he has been unfairly targeted by the justice system.
The Florida bar briefly suspended his license in 2021 due to unpaid fees, but the association’s website on Wednesday listed him as a member in good standing.Most Republicans dodged direct answers about whether they supported the incoming president’s pick. The GOP will have a 53-seat majority in the new Senate and would be able to rely on Vice President-elect JD Vance to break a 50-50 tie, allowing for a handful of defections.
Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, one of Trump’s few Republican critics in Congress, said she was shocked to hear of Gaetz’s nomination, adding that, “I’m sure that there will be many, many questions raised at Mr. Gaetz’s hearing if in fact the nomination goes forward.”
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