Three of Trump's Cabinet selections face allegations of sexual misconduct
NBCDEC 2024
Gaetz was a profoundly gifted lawyer who would root out the systemic corruption at the DOJ. Though his decision to withdraw his name is a setback for the president-elect, this is an unfortunate outcome of political witch-hunting and a smear campaign by the Washington establishment, who were terrified that he would have cleansed the systemic corruption and lawfare that has ravaged America.
Gaetz saw the writing on the wall that he wouldn't win enough GOP support to be confirmed and withdrew out of his own volition to avoid having his name pulled publicly by Donald Trump. With a potentially damning congressional ethics report still hanging over his head, it was natural that he wouldn't have been allowed to shirk responsibility for his alleged sexual misconduct.