{"id":128795,"date":"2024-11-22T13:00:57","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T06:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=128795"},"modified":"2024-11-22T13:00:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T06:00:57","slug":"trump-convinced-republicans-to-overlook-his-misconduct-but-can-he-do-the-same-for-his-nominees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=128795","title":{"rendered":"Trump convinced Republicans to overlook his misconduct. But can he do the same for his nominees?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 In the two weeks since <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/span> won the presidency, he\u2019s tried to demonstrate his dominance by naming loyalists for top administration positions, even though many lack expertise and some face sexual misconduct accusations. It often seems like he\u2019s daring Congress to oppose his decisions. <\/p>\n<p>But on Thursday, Trump\u2019s attempt to act with impunity showed a crack as <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/matt-gaetz\">Matt Gaetz<\/a><\/span>, his choice for attorney general, <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/gaetz-trump-fbi-justice-department-248b46ba0c882dd46d661568e8bd3bd7\">withdrew from consideration.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Trump had named Gaetz, a Florida congressman, to be the country\u2019s top law enforcement official even though he was widely disliked by his colleagues, has little legal experience and was accused of having sex with an underage girl, an allegation he denied. After being plagued by investigations during his first presidency, Trump wanted a devoted ally <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-attorney-general-matt-gaetz-justice-department-9d51501fb6ad5c04b5b4113d3a6a584b\">in charge of the Justice Department<\/a><\/span> during his second. <\/p>\n<p>However, it was never obvious that Gaetz could win enough support from lawmakers to get confirmed as attorney general. Trump chose for a replacement Pam Bondi, a former Florida attorney general who defended him during his first impeachment trial and supported his false claims of voter fraud.<\/p>\n<p>Now the question is whether Gaetz was uniquely unpalatable, or if Trump\u2019s other picks might exceed his party\u2019s willingness to overlook concerns that would have sunk nominees in a prior political era.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Infobox\" data-module=\"\" data-gtm-region=\"What to know about Trump's second term: Staffing the administration: Here are the people Trump has picked for key positions so far. Plus, a look at recess appointments and how could Trump use them to fill his Cabinet.Follow all of our coverage as Donald Trump assembles his second administration.\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"Infobox-items RichTextBody\">\n<p><b>What to know about Trump\u2019s second term:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Follow all of our coverage as <\/i><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/donald-trump\"><i>Donald Trump<\/i><\/a><\/span><i> assembles his second administration.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The next test will likely be Pete Hegseth, who Trump wants to lead the Pentagon despite an allegation of sexual assault that he\u2019s denied. So far, Republicans are <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/pete-hegseth-sexual-assault-allegations-15b223953a668e63d8b947fdaeaa51d4\">rallying around Hegseth<\/a><\/span>, an Army veteran and former Fox News host. <\/p>\n<p>Sen. Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican who serves on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said the controversy over Gaetz would have little bearing on Trump\u2019s other choices. He said they would be considered \u201cone at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, suggested otherwise, claiming \u201cthe dominoes are falling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe drip drip of evidence and truth is going to eventually doom some others,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s election victory was a sign that there may not be many red lines left in American politics. He won the presidential race despite authoritarian, racist and misogynist rhetoric, not to mention years of lies about election fraud and his role in sparking the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. He was also <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-trial-deliberations-jury-testimony-verdict-85558c6d08efb434d05b694364470aa0\">criminally convicted<\/a><\/span> of falsifying business records to pay hush money, and he was <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-rape-carroll-trial-fe68259a4b98bb3947d42af9ec83d7db\">found liable for sexual abuse<\/a><\/span> in a civil case. <\/p>\n<p>Empowered by voters who looked past his misconduct and saw him as a powerful agent of change, Trump has shown no deference to Washington norms while <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-staff-picks-stefanik-wiles-stephen-miller-tom-homan-243d73610b03a3ee18c4d5f68756af7c\">working to fill his second administration<\/a><\/span>. The transition team hasn\u2019t pursued <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-fbi-gaetz-congress-background-vetting-cabinet-ac9afcd41d598a62ae34442ecf96a652\">federal background checks<\/a><\/span> for Trump\u2019s personnel choices. While some of his selections have extensive experience in the areas they\u2019ve been chosen to lead, others are <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-cabinet-media-personalities-1b9bc74e807f6a6b4b3b86028d967dbd\">personal friends and Fox News personalities<\/a><\/span> who have impressed and flattered Trump over the years. <\/p>\n<p>Several have faced <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-election-sexual-misconduct-transition-gaetz-2fe42bb7ea72c5212236ae8d8c153901\">allegations involving sexual misconduct<\/a><\/span>. <\/p>\n<p>Hegseth is facing the most scrutiny after Gaetz. Once Trump announced Hegseth as his nominee for Pentagon chief, allegations emerged that he sexually assaulted a woman in California in 2017. <\/p>\n<p>The woman said he took her phone, blocked the door to the hotel room and refused to let her leave, according to <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hegseth-assault-allegations-police-report-trump-e6ebec0a1a5c7fb51cb5e2198f5e12a5\">a police report made public this week.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hegseth told police at the time that the encounter had been consensual and denied any wrongdoing, the report said. However, he paid the woman <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hegseth-sexual-assault-allegations-trump-defense-secretary-677b2df5859a338feac4714c60ef369d\">a confidential settlement<\/a><\/span> in 2023. Hegseth\u2019s lawyer said the payment was made to head off the threat of a baseless lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s choice for secretary of health and human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has faced allegations of misconduct too. A woman who babysat for him and his second wife told Vanity Fair magazine that Kennedy groped her in the late 1990s, when she was 23. <\/p>\n<p>Kennedy did not deny the allegation and texted an apology to the woman after the article was published. That isn\u2019t the only hurdle for Kennedy; he\u2019s spent years spreading misinformation and conspiracy theories about vaccines, raising fears about making him a top health official in the new administration. <\/p>\n<p>Linda McMahon, chosen by Trump to be education secretary, is fighting a lawsuit connected to her former company, World Wrestling Entertainment. She\u2019s accused of knowingly enabling sexual exploitation of children by an employee as early as the 1980s, and she denies the allegations.<\/p>\n<p>Tulsi Gabbard is another person who could face a difficult confirmation battle, but for very different reasons. The former Democratic representative from Hawaii has been a vocal Trump ally, and he chose her to be national intelligence director. But there\u2019s grave concern by lawmakers and national security officials over Gabbard\u2019s history of <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/gabbard-trump-putin-intelligence-russia-syria-a798adaf9cd531a5d0c9329f7597f0f6\">echoing Russian propaganda.<\/a><\/span> Critics said she would endanger relationships with U.S. allies. <\/p>\n<p>Gaetz was investigated by federal law enforcement for sex trafficking, but the case was closed without charges and Republicans have <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/gaetz-trump-attorney-general-sexual-misconduct-5f9c684bb695df143beffbf8f956b09c\">blocked the release<\/a><\/span> of a related report from the House Ethics Committee.<\/p>\n<p>However, some allegations leaked out, including that Gaetz paid women for sex. One of the women testified to the committee that she saw Gaetz having sex with a 17-year-old girl, according to a lawyer for the woman. <\/p>\n<p>As Gaetz met with senators this week, it became clear that he would face stubborn resistance from lawmakers who were concerned about his behavior and believed he was unqualified to run the Justice Department.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction,\u201d Gaetz wrote on social media when announcing his withdrawal.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Mike Braun, an Indiana Republican, said he believed there were four to six members of the caucus who would have voted against Gaetz, likely dooming his nomination, and \u201cthe math got too hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said some of the issues and allegations around Gaetz were \u201cmaybe beyond the pale.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think there were just too many things, it was like a leaky dike, and you know, it broke,\u201d Braun said. <\/p>\n<p>Trump thanked Gaetz in a post on Truth Social, his social media website, without addressing the substance of the allegations against him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was doing very well but, at the same time, did not want to be a distraction for the Administration, for which he has much respect,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<h2>____<\/h2>\n<p>Associated Press writers Mary Clare Jalonick, Stephen Groves and Lisa Macaro contributed from Washington. 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