The pressure had become unbearable. Faced with daily revelations about his paid sexual relationships with several women, Matt Gaetz resigned, on Thursday, November 21, to be Donald Trump’s candidate for the key position of Minister of Justice.
That same day, in order not to suffer the events, the president-elect announced the identity of his replacement: the former Florida prosecutor, Pam Bondi. Unlike Matt Gaetz, she has real experience in the legal field. His loyalty to Donald Trump is beyond doubt and has been for a long time. Now a member of the conservative think tank America First Policy Institute, Pam Bondi, 59, was part of his White House legal team, particularly during the first failed impeachment trial against him in 2020. She was confirmed by In the Senate, Pam Bondi would form in the ministry with her designated deputy, Todd Blanche, Donald Trump’s lawyer, a legally qualified duo determined to serve the president-elect.
However, he has just suffered a first serious political setback with Matt Gaetz, while trying to impose several highly contested candidates, both on grounds of incompetence and risk to national security and sexual scandals. Media pressure and behind-the-scenes hardening by Republican senators responsible for confirming these candidates defeated Matt Gaetz’s dreams of promotion.
The Florida elected official, who also aspires to succeed Ron DeSantis as governor of Florida, announced his retirement at noon in a message posted on the social network X. “Despite strong momentum, it is clear that confirmation of my nomination was unfairly becoming a distraction from the crucial work of the Trump-Vance transition team.”Matt Gaetz wrote..
On his Truth Social network, Donald Trump welcomed this withdrawal, thus claiming to have played no role in it. “He was doing very well, but at the same time he didn’t want to distract the administration, which he respects a lot.writes the president-elect. Matt has a wonderful future and I look forward to seeing all the great things he does. »
The riskiest bet with a colorful cast
In Donald Trump’s mind, Matt Gaetz, the star provocateur of the MAGA (“Make America Great Again”) community, was to be his dark horse in the Justice Department, accused of his vengeful enterprise against those who had tormented him.
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