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ABC News reports: An attorney representing two women who testified before the House Ethics Committee told ABC News in an interview former Rep. Matt Gaetz paid both his adult clients for sex. Florida attorney Joel Leppard told ABC News that one of his clients also witnessed Gaetz having sex with a third woman — who was then 17 years old …

Politico reports: The House Ethics panel will meet Wednesday and potentially vote to release a report probing sexual misconduct allegations against former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who Donald Trump tapped to be his attorney general, according to two people familiar with the discussion. The meeting comes as Gaetz’s confirmation is in question, with some Republican senators wary of the controversial …

Politico Playbook reports: An attorney representing two women who testified to both federal and House Ethics investigators about Gaetz’s alleged misdeeds is coming forward with new details about what his clients told investigators. Lawyer Joel Leppard is set to do multiple network TV interviews Monday as he pushes for the release of the House Ethics report, and he gave Playbook …

From the South Florida Sun-Sentinel editorial board: Matt Gaetz must never become America’s attorney general. The U.S. Senate can prevent it. To not do so would disgrace the country and strip the Senate of all credibility. Donald Trump’s choice of the rogue Florida congressman to run the nation’s vast law enforcement apparatus makes it painfully clear why he wants the …

Axios reports: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) reaffirmed his view that the possibly damaging House Ethics Committee report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) should remain sealed. Gaetz, President-elect Trump’s controversial pick for attorney general, resigned from the House Wednesday — making him a “private citizen,” Johnson argued. But senators tasked with confirming the president-elect’s pick have made bipartisan calls …

NBC News reports: Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin called on the House of Representatives on Sunday to share an unreleased ethics report into alleged sexual misconduct involving a 17-year-old girl by Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general. Mullin told NBC’s Meet the Press that the Senate, which holds the authority to confirm or deny Trump’s nominations to high-level …

The Daily Beast reports: For their first “Weekend Update” segment after the recent string of controversial cabinet announcements from Donald Trump, co-anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che did not hold back. “This week, Donald Trump continued to announce everyone he’s going to fire in six months,” Jost said, adding, “On Wednesday, Trump nominated Matt Gaetz for attorney general. And Gaetz …

“You don’t have to pick between character and competency. You can actually have both in a nominee. Gaetz doesn’t have both “The overwhelming majority of his [Trump’s picks will sail through because they were grand slam picks. But you don’t root out corruption at the Department of Justice by picking a corrupt person to lead it. “So, Matt Gaetz, either …

“It’s breathtaking in its extremism. Matt Gaetz has no experience whatsoever with the Department of Justice other than being a subject of investigation for trafficking, sex trafficking minors. “That’s his experience with the Department of Justice. We’re talking about someone who would be responsible for the entire system of justice, who has been and investigated by the system of justice …

The Hill reports: Speaker Mike Johnson said he does not think the House Ethics report into Matt Gaetz should be released, as the former representative faces a Senate confirmation for attorney general. “I’m going to strongly request that the Ethics Committee not issue the report, because that is not the way we do things in the House,” Johnson said. “And …

The Wall Street Journal reports: Senate Republicans warned that attorney general pick Matt Gaetz would struggle to win the support needed for confirmation and said the close ally of President-elect Donald Trump would face intense scrutiny over sexual-misconduct allegations if he continued to seek the post. Trump can afford to lose the support of no more than three GOP senators …

Federalist CEO Ben Domenech writes on his Substack: Matt Gaetz is a sex trafficking drug addicted piece of shit. He is abhorrent. His eyes are permanently rimmed with the red rings of chemical boosters. In person, he smells like overexposed Axe Body Spray and stale Astroglide. The fact that he boasted on the floor to multiple colleagues in the House …

Axios reports: The Republican-led House Ethics Committee cancelled a planned meeting regarding its investigation of former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), two sources familiar with the matter confirmed to Axios. Republican members of the committee — which is split 50-50 between the two parties — met Thursday night, both sources confirmed to Axios. The panel had been set to vote on …

ABC News reports: The woman who was at the center of a yearslong Justice Department investigation into sex trafficking allegations surrounding Rep. Matt Gaetz testified to the House Ethics Committee that the now-former Florida congressman had sex with her when she was 17 years old, sources familiar with the investigation told ABC News. Over the summer, the House Ethics Committee …

“I think it is critically important that we root out the partisan bias that under Joe Biden has infected the Department of Justice, as it infected the FBI. Joe Biden has weaponized our law enforcement and used it to target his political enemies. That has to end. “As for that particular nomination, look, we have a process under the Constitution …

Via press release from hate group leader Mat Staver: Matt Gaetz is neither morally nor professionally qualified to become the United States Attorney General. This is the highest law enforcement position in the country. America deserves much better. Gaetz has three years or less experience in the practice of law, hardly enough to serve as the nation’s chief law enforcement …

“Matt Gaetz is the fiercest of the fierce warriors. He is the firebrand of firebrands. He – Matt Gaetz singlehandedly conceived of, in this very building the Breitbart embassy, conceived of the exact strategy and tactics and execution to take down a sitting speaker. “First off, to hog tie a sitting speaker of the House for the first time ever …

The Daily Beast reports: A notable new name has joined the chorus of calls for someone inside the House Ethics Committee to release a “highly damaging” report about its probe into Matt Gaetz, who is now Donald Trump’s attorney-general-in-waiting. John Clune, a lawyer for the woman who has accused Gaetz of having an inappropriate relationship with her as a high …

“Donald Trump could be playing 4-D chess here, because Matt Gaetz wanted to end the ethics investigation in the House — they lose jurisdiction when a member resigns, so that proceeding is closed — but their paper isn’t closed and that goes to the Senate Judiciary Committee. “The FBI then opens a full field background investigation into Matt Gaetz. And …

Via press release from Sen. Dick Durbin: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement regarding the preservation and sharing of the House Ethics Committee report with the Senate Judiciary Committee about allegations against former Congressman Matt Gaetz, who resigned from Congress yesterday after President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention …