Trump reportedly calling senators to get Matt Gaetz confirmed as attorney general – US politics live
Trump said to be digging in on choice for job, according to media report, despite growing cross-party concernAs we have been reporting, Matt Gaetz, Trump’s controversial pick to be the new attorney general, is at the centre of a number of allegations which could prevent him from passing Senate confirmation for the high-profile role.As my colleague Anna Betts reports in this story, an attorney representing two women who he says testified before the House ethics committee has claimed that Gaetz paid both women for sex and that one of the women alleged she witnessed Gaetz having sex with a minor. Continue reading...
Trump said to be digging in on choice for job, according to media report, despite growing cross-party concern
As we have been reporting, Matt Gaetz, Trump’s controversial pick to be the new attorney general, is at the centre of a number of allegations which could prevent him from passing Senate confirmation for the high-profile role.
As my colleague Anna Betts reports in this story, an attorney representing two women who he says testified before the House ethics committee has claimed that Gaetz paid both women for sex and that one of the women alleged she witnessed Gaetz having sex with a minor. Continue reading...