'Surefire way of him doubling down': Trump 'prepared to fight' for AG pick despite GOP pushback

After President-Elect Donald Trump announced that he nominated Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) for US attorney general earlier this week, the MAGA leader was met with resistance, even from GOP allies.

As he continues to face allegations of sexual misconduct, the question of whether or not Gaetz violated sex-trafficking laws and had sex with a 17-year-old persists.

The Washington Post reported Thursday:

After the Justice Department dropped its investigationinto those explosive allegationsin 2023, the House Ethics Committee restarted its probe into Gaetz. Gaetz’s resignation from the House on Wednesday means the committee no longer has jurisdiction over him, but the panel is under increasing pressure to release its findings — including from an attorney representing the woman who has been at the center of the claims.

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In a Saturday CNN report, “Despite widespread unease on Capitol Hill about entrusting the Justice Department to” Gaetz — who has “limited legal experience — Trump is determined to move forward with his selection.

“Trump wants Gaetz confirmed ‘100%,’ according to a source who spoke with CNN. “He is not going to back off. He’s all in.”

The incoming president’s ex press secretary Sean Spicer told the news outlet, “Telling Donald Trump something isn’t going to happen is a surefire way of him doubling down.”

CNN notes, “There is growing concern, too, that the spectacle of a Gaetz confirmation hearing might overshadow the priorities on which Trump has spent the last two years campaigning and for which he received a mandate to push through with his victory this month.”

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Nonetheless, the president-elect, “is prepared to fight for Gaetz, sources told CNN, to ensure he has a deeply loyal ally in a job he believes is a cornerstone of his incoming administration.”

CNN’s full report is available at this link.