Trump’s choice for US Attorney General withdrew

According to RCO News Agency, “Matt Gates”, the Republican representative of Congress and Trump’s choice for the position of Attorney General of the United States, announced on Thursday evening that he has withdrawn his name to take up this position.

He wrote on the “X” social network: “I had very good meetings with the senators yesterday. I appreciate their thoughtful feedback and the incredible support from so many. “While the forward momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation would have unfairly distracted from the important work of transitioning the Trump/Vance administration.”

“There is no time to waste in a long, pointless fight in Washington, so I will withdraw my name from consideration to serve as attorney general,” Gates declared.

Gates’ election brought renewed attention to previous allegations against him, including sexual misconduct and other improprieties, that had been investigated by the Justice Department and the House Ethics Committee.

Gates resigned from his seat in the state of Florida in the US House of Representatives last week and a few hours after Trump proposed him to be the head of the US Department of Justice and his departure after the release of a congressional report on allegations of “sexual misconduct, illegal drug use and abuse”. from the election campaign budget.

In this regard, Mike Johnson, the speaker of the US House of Representatives and a Republican, asked on Friday that the reports about Matt Gates be hidden due to his departure from the House, but hours later, Joe Leppard, the lawyer of the two women who told the Ethics Committee of the House of Representatives about Gates testified, asked lawmakers to release the committee’s report.

The lawyer told CBS that one of his clients witnessed Gates having sex with an underage girl in Florida in 2017. However, the Justice Department investigated the allegations last year and declined to file charges against Gates.

“Matt Gates” denied the allegations about having sex with a 17-year-old girl, and “Joe Leppard” wrote in response to this issue on the X social network on Friday: “They are trying to make weapons out of lies to destroy me. »

However, CNBC reported that CNN’s Paula Reid said Gates’ resignation came less than an hour after she was contacted for comment on a report that a woman told the ethics panel. The committee said she was sexually abused by Gates twice in 2017 when she was 17 years old.

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