Sex, drugs: Trump makes scandalous politician Gaetz Minister of Justice

Washington. Allegations against Matt Gaetz concern the Parliament’s Ethics Committee. Senate irritated. Is the rule of law now overturning in the USA?

After nominating a radical, completely inexperienced minister TV presenters to Defense Minister (Pete Hegseth), US President-elect Donald Trump has dared to make an even greater provocation when filling his new cabinet.

Matt Gaetz, scandal congressman from Florida and one of the biggest MAGA barkers in the 47th president’s entourage, is to be given the key position of justice minister.

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The 42-year-old, who describes himself as an “outspoken conservative.” “Agitator” would be the guarantee for carrying out Trump’s threat to retaliate against the “deep state” that had prosecuted him. Saying: the “Department of Justice” and the Federal Police FBI.

Gaetz would also be key to Trump’s plans for mass deportations of illegal immigrants and pardoning the violent thugs who stormed the Capitol in January 2021.

Radical Congressman Matt Gaetz is set to become Attorney General in the future US administration of Donald Trump. Many Republicans are appalled by this.
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Democratic parliamentarians were horrified by the personnel. The Republicans pointed Senator Susan Collins (Maine) indicated that it could refuse Gaetz’s consent in the upcoming hearing procedures. Collins literally: “I’m shocked.” Her colleague Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) declared visibly upset: “This is not a serious nomination for attorney general.”

That Trump is the parliamentarian known for political show riots (quote: “Protest is the most important instrument in politics”) preferred alternatives with a majority, such as Senator Mike Lee (Utah), is perceived within the “Grand Old Party” as a signal of troubled times.

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Unlike his predecessor Jeff Sessions and Bill Barr In Trump’s first term in office, it is not expected that Gaetz, as the US’s top law enforcement official, would defy the president’s orders. In the future, this includes the retroactive prosecution of all those officials who were involved in the Russia affair, which led to Trump being impeached.

According to Trump, Gaetz should “root out systemic corruption in the Justice Department and return the department to its core mission of fighting crime.” Trump understands one thing above all else ruthless approach against leaks in the government, through which secret documents became public. Is the goat being turned into a gardener here?

The lawyer, who is married to the daughter of major Trump donor Palmer Luckey, was himself in the crosshairs of the judiciary until recently. Four years ago, the Justice Department and FBI opened an investigation into him over the relationship at that time 17 year old girlwhich dates back several years. Investigators wanted to find out whether Gaetz paid for sex in violation of sex trafficking laws. The investigations were completed in 2023. The Justice Department under President Joe Biden refrained from filing charges. To this day, Gaetz denies all allegations.

“Baby Gaetz” is very well known in Florida because of his father

The lawyer Gaetz comes from a political family. Father Don Gaetz served in the Florida Senate for ten years, which is why Matt is known there as “Baby Gaetz.” Grandfather Jerry Gaetz was mayor of Rugby, a small town in North Dakota. Gaetz is for uncontrolled possession of weapons, against abortion and against same-sex marriage.

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Like Trump, he believes the 2020 election was stolen. The “Storm on”. Capitol” He blames the left-wing extremist Antifa. There were leftists in the mob personally incited by Trump who disguised themselves as Trump supporters. None of this is true, says the FBI.

At the trials against Donald Trump, here in New York in May, Matt Gaetz (left) was one of the Republican fan boys who supported the 78-year-old.
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Gaetz is one of the few representatives in the 535-member Congress who triggers cross-party resentment, even anger. He is considered by the Democrats anti-politician, who doesn’t want to create, but only wants to destroy with a constant eye for fame and honor on social media and get himself into the headlines. In his own camp, outside of a small group on the ultra-right fringe, Gaetz is considered a profile-neurotic polluter.

In 2023, Gaetz was the ringleader in the overthrow of then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy via a vote of no confidence. The Trump henchman accused the then No. 3 in the state of having made common cause with the Democrats on budget issues; for Gaetz betrayal.

House of Representatives Ethics Committee has Gaetz in its sights

There’s more to it. Gaetz blames McCarthy for a second investigation against him by the House Ethics Committee. There it was discovered in June that Gaetz was following Misdemeanor could have been guilty of: sexual misconduct, illegal drug use, distribution of raunchy sex photos and videos in the House of Representatives, misuse of state identification documents, misappropriation of campaign funds, acceptance of inappropriate gifts and obstruction of the investigative commission.

Matt Gaetz denies everything. If he becomes a minister, the investigations against him will immediately evaporate.