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Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks at the Republican Party of Florida Freedom Summit, Nov. 4, 2023, in Kissimmee, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Sen. Fetterman says Trump is ‘trolling’ with Rep. Gaetz attorney general pick

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., questions Attorney General Merrick Garland during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Department of Justice, Tuesday, June 4, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Ethics report could sink Gaetz’s nomination for attorney general

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Sam Brinton attends the New York screening of "Boy Erased" at the Whitby Hotel on Oct. 22, 2018, in New York City. (Photo credit: Ron Adar via Shutterstock. File)

Sen. Ron Johnson displays photo of Rachel Levine and Sam Brinton when asked about Matt Gaetz

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard) **FILE**

Gaetz pick shows value Trump places on loyalty — and retribution — as he returns to Washington

By Eric Tucker - Associated Press

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2024, at the National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Md., Feb. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Why Matt Gaetz is not qualified to be U.S. attorney general

By Mat Staver – Special to Higher Ground

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard) **FILE**

Trump nominates Florida’s Rep. Matt Gaetz to serve as attorney general

By Jeff Mordock and Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., questions Attorney General Merrick Garland during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Department of Justice, Tuesday, June 4, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Gaetz resigns from Congress ‘effective immediately’ following attorney-general nomination

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Gaetz, who angered many of his Republican House colleagues with his challenges that led to Speaker Kevin McCarthy's ouster, has drawn a former Navy pilot as an opponent in August's GOP primary. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard, File)

Matt Gaetz badgers Kevin McCarthy on convention floor at RNC

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to reporters hours after he was ousted as Speaker of the House, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Kevin McCarthy notches revenge win with pending ouster of Bob Good, but Trump gets credit

By Lindsey McPherson and Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard) **FILE**

New ad tars Gaetz for friendship with convicted sex trafficker

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard) **FILE**

Rep. Matt Gaetz says he wants the House to be reshaped in his image

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard) **FILE**

Witness tells House Ethics Committee that Rep. Matt Gaetz paid her for sex: Report

By Staff - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., joined at left by Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., arrives as former President Donald Trump returns to Washington for meetings with Republican lawmakers to unite on his political agenda, just a few steps off the Capitol campus, Thursday, June 13, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House continues Gaetz probe as new allegations emerge after earlier sexual misconduct, drug claims

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., left, and Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., listen as former President Donald Trump speaks to the press before his trial at Manhattan criminal court in New York, Thursday, May 16, 2024. (Angela Weiss/Pool Photo via AP)

GOP firebrands Matt Gaetz, Lauren Boebert back Trump at New York trial

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., stands to vote for Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., in the House Chamber, as Republican members try to elect a speaker, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023.

Grudge match: Gaetz draws primary challenger as McCarthy seeks revenge for ouster

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and the House Republican leadership meet with reporters following a closed-door Republican strategy session as Johnson pushes towards separate votes on aid for Israel and Ukraine, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Speaker ‘Moses’ Johnson drowns House Republicans in the Red Sea

By Charles Hurt - The Washington Times

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to reporters hours after he was ousted as Speaker of the House, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington. McCarthy opted to leave effective Dec. 31 rather than serve among the rank-and-file. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

McCarthy says he lost the speakership over ‘one person’ and an ethics complaint

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks to reporters as he leaves a meeting where House Republicans voted for House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of La., to be the next Speaker of the House on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Is Delta flying illegals deeper into U.S.? Gaetz wants answers from airline’s CEO

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks at the Republican Party of Florida Freedom Summit, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, in Kissimmee, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Florida voters lean against Gaetz’s House activity

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks with reporters after hearing from U.S. Attorney David Weiss in a transcribed interview before members of the House Judiciary Committee, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Washington. The special counsel overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation is testifying behind closed doors as a GOP probe into the Justice Department's handling of the case continues to unfold. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Gaetz files ethics complaint against McCarthy for elbowing Burchett

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times