3 hours ago Pam Bondi is Trump's new attorney general pick after Matt Gaetz withdraws

Ex-Florida attorney general Pam Bondi was one of Trump’s lawyers during his first impeachment trial

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9 hours ago Trump announces Pam Bondi to replace Matt Gaetz as his pick to be attorney general

Donald Trump moved quickly to find a new candidate for attorney general on Thursday, announcing the former Florida A.G. Pam Bondi as his pick.

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9 hours ago Trump names Pam Bondi as attorney general pick after Gaetz steps aside

Ex-Florida attorney general is longtime Trump ally and was one of his lawyers during first impeachment trialDonald Trump announced that he would nominate for attorney general Pam Bondi, the former Florida state attorney general, hours after the former representative Matt Gaetz withdrew in the face of opposition from Senate Republicans who had balked over a series of sexual misconduct allegations.The move to name Bondi reflected Trump’s determination to install a loyalist as the nation’s top law enforcement official and marked another instance of Trump putting his personal lawyers in the justice department. Continue reading...

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9 hours ago Trump names Pam Bondi as new AG pick after controversial first choice Matt Gaetz withdraws

‘Pam will refocus the DOJ to its intended purpose of fighting Crime, and Making America Safe Again,’ Trump wrote in a statement on Thursday evening

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10 hours ago Donald Trump announces Pam Bondi as new attorney general choice after Matt Gaetz steps aside – live

Former Florida attorney general is longtime Trump ally and was one of his lawyers during first impeachment trialTrump names Pam Bondi as attorney general pick after Gaetz steps asideThe reactions to Matt Gaetz’s surprise withdrawal of his attorney general nomination are coming in.First up is California’s Democratic representative Eric Swalwell, who took to X and wrote:“As I said repeatedly last week, Matt Gaetz is never, ever becoming Attorney General.Like ever.”“I had excellent meetings with senators yesterday. I appreciate their thoughtful feedback – and the incredible support of so many. While the momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition.There is no time to waste on a needlessly protra...

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10 hours ago Trump cabinet latest updates: Pam Bondi nominated as new AG pick after Matt Gaetz steps down

Former Florida congressman withdrew from consideration as more details of ethics investigation leaked

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12 hours ago Those who try to emulate Teflon Trump often come unstuck – just ask Gaetz

The fall of the Florida congressman who was accused of sexual misconduct proves there is one rule for Trump and another for everyone elseWhen he ran for US president in 2016, Donald Trump boasted that he would “surround myself only with the best and most serious people”, adding: “We want top-of-the-line professionals.”Second time around, Trump appears to have quality control issues. On Thursday Matt Gaetz, his pick to be attorney general, withdrew from consideration amid allegations including sexual misconduct with a 17-year-old girl, drug use and misappropriating campaign funds. Continue reading...

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12 hours ago Matt Gaetz withdraws from consideration to be Trump’s attorney general

Gaetz’s withdrawal comes amid intense scrutiny of allegations of sexual misconduct against cabinet nomineeUS politics live – latest updatesMatt Gaetz, the former Florida congressman, withdrew from consideration to serve as Donald Trump’s attorney general on Thursday, amid intense scrutiny of allegations of sexual misconduct, ending the brief nomination of one of Trump’s most controversial cabinet picks.After meeting with senators on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Gaetz determined that his nomination was “becoming a distraction to the critical work” of the new Trump administration, he explained on X. Continue reading...

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13 hours ago Matt Gaetz burned down the House — then was shocked to find he couldn’t do the same to the Senate

Through the Gaetz attorney general drama, Trump learned an unwelcome truth about the Senate, writes Eric Garcia

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