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Gaetz Says ‘Great Day’ After Begging Senators for Votes

The former Florida representative sounded optimistic while being quizzed by reporters on Capitol Hill.

Donald Trump’s attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz defiantly dismissed reports chronicling numerous allegations that he hosted drug-fueled sex parties, paid for sex and engaged in intercourse with a minor. Gaetz, who has long denied the accusations, was at the Capitol Wednesday meeting with Republican senators alongside Vice President-elect JD Vance, where he is said to have pleaded his case as Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Justice. “Senators have been giving me a lot of good advice. I’m looking forward to a hearing. Folks have been very supportive, and they’ve been saying we are going to get a fair process so it’s a great day of momentum for the Trump-Vance administration,” Gaetz told reporters Wednesday afternoon, after the House Ethics Committee declined to release its report surrounding the allegations. “I’ll be honest with you, I’ve been focused on what we gotta do to reform the Department of Justice,” Gaetz said of the headline-grabbing committee meeting. “I’ve been meeting with senators, I haven’t been paying much attention to that,” Gaetz said, adding that while he hadn’t spoken with Trump on Wednesday, “I’ve had a great time with the vice-president elect.” When asked if he was confident his nomination would be confirmed by the senate, he simply replied, “it was a great day.”

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