Ethics Report Finds Matt Gaetz, Trump's First AG Pick, Paid for Sex With a Minor | Common Dreams

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : "Keep in mind that Donald Trump believed that Gaetz was the most qualified person in America to be the chief law enforcement official in the United States," said one attorney.Government ethics advocates on Monday voiced serious concerns over President-elect Donald Trump's judgment and transition process following the release of a congressional probe containing "substantial evidence" that, while in office, former Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida --
45% : Trump subsequently tapped former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi for the top DOJ post.
43% : ""Trump now expects his other nominees to sail through," he added.
42% : "Matt Gaetz is the man Donald Trump would have had as attorney general of the United States of America," Robert Weissman, co-president of the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen, said in a statement.
39% : "Trump and his transition team are disregarding obvious red flags in announcing their planned Cabinet and top official nominees, seemingly relying on rabid loyalty to the incoming president as the primary selection criterion.
31% : Trump's erstwhile pick for U.S attorney general -- committed statutory rape against a minor, bought and used illegal drugs, and obstructed the investigation against him.
16% : In a move widely seen as an attempt to prevent the public from ever seeing the report, Gaetz resigned from Congress on November 13, shortly after Trump announced him as the nominee for attorney general.

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