Matt Gaetz Withdraws As Trump’s Attorney General Pick

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 22 November 2024

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Former congressman Matt Gaetz will not be the next United States attorney general amid serious questions about statutory rape and other sexual misconduct allegations. The former congressman withdrew his name from President-elect Trump’s nomination process this afternoon. Plus, Donald Trump’s pick for education secretary is being sued for allegedly enabling the sexual abuse of children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:52.0	Welcome to the lead. I'm Jake Tapper. The Gates have fallen. Former Congressman Matt
0:56.8	Gates will not be the next United States Attorney General amidst serious questions about statutory
1:03.2	rape and other sexual misconduct allegations once Gates denies. The former congressman
1:09.4	this afternoon abruptly withdrew his name for
1:11.4	President-elect Trump's nomination process, Gates, tweeting, quote,
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