I don't think there's any way he could get confirmed if this is accurate.

And I will tell you, I will say Matt, when he's been confronted about this, is denied it over and over and over again.

If it turns out that Matt Gates was lying, you're going to see a lot of opinions change on this.

It is extremely concerning.

It was already a hard push to get Matt confirmed to begin with.

This will make things very difficult if it comes out that it's actually true.

That was Republican Senator Mark Wayne Mullen reacting to a bombshell New York Times report that

details a trail of payments from Matt Gates to various women.

We'll break down what the document reveals and why Republicans on the House Ethics Committee

blocked the release of their investigation into Donald Trump's nominee for Attorney General.

Plus, we'll discuss the close ally that Trump just picked to be U.S. ambassador to NATO,

whether or not he has any qualifications for that.

And also ahead, Republican Senator Rand Paul now breaking with Trump saying that the president-elects

plan to use the military to deport undocumented

immigrants would be a huge mistake.

Good morning and welcome to way too early on this Thursday, November 21st. I'm John

Flamere. Thanks for starting your day with us. We have a lot to get to this morning. And we'll

begin with Matt Gates's meeting with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill. The former Florida

congressman was joined by Vice President-elect J.D. Vance yesterday.

The two men spent the day trying to convince lawmakers to confirm Gates as Attorney General.

They met with several GOP senators on the Judiciary Committee, as well as incoming majority leader John Thune.

It comes as Gates is facing allegations of

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