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If any people advising the former president have to make a calculation of, 'Is it better if this goes to an open committee hearing and this sort of thing is dug out in the open with more and greater detail?'—It's incredible salacious, it's incredibly damning,
Griffin said
When I worked for Trump, I knew when there was somebody he was dug in on,
Griffin saidBut you'll know if he's giving his full-throated 'you will be primaried if you're not with him' endorsement, and it doesn't quite feel like it's there yet,
she addedThis purposeful leaking of classified investigative materials is the sort of politicized D.O.J. weaponization that Matt Gaetz will end,
Steven Cheung, Trump’s communications director, told the Times when asked about the payment chart
He's not just gone [from the House]. He's now been nominated for a very important position in this country, which is the chief legal officer, if you will, of the country. It would seem bizarre and incongruent with any ethical principle to not release it,
Phillips said
These allegations will be dealt with in committee, but [Gaetz] deserves a chance to confront his accusers,
Graham told reporters
There was no agreement by the committee to release the report.”
The panel’s chair, Republican Representative Michael Guest, emerged from a lengthy committee meeting, saying
The Justice Department received access to roughly every financial transaction Matt Gaetz ever undertook and came to the conclusion that he committed no crime. These leaks are meant to undermine the mandate from the people to reform the Justice Department,
with Gaetz at the head of the agency, the spokesman said
I think the report from the House plays a pivotal role in that,
Mullin said
There’s nothing about that that would smell right to say, ‘Hey, there’s a report, but none of us want to see it,
Lankford saidI would urge all of my Senate colleagues, particularly Republicans, not to join the lynch mob and give the process a chance to move forward,
Graham saidMitch has always been able to carve his own way,
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Each of these nominees needs to come before the Senate and go through the process and be vetted,
McConnell said last Wednesday at an eventI think that the American people can decide for themselves why Representative Gaetz resigned right before the report came out,
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But really the Dems' opinion on Gaetz, that's not really what's interesting,
Fetterman told reportersI have no idea why that took place,
Leppard saidThey do not want to testify on the floor. They do not want their identities to be known,
Leppard saidI'm not here to think about my personal thoughts about this nomination,
Leppard saidOne client detailed over $6,000 in payments directly from Representative Gaetz,
Leppard saidWe're really hoping to see what happens today and then we'll take it day by day,
Leppard said