Trump wrote on his platform, Truth Social, a few hours after Gaetz’s withdrawal, “I am honored to announce that the former Attorney General of Florida, Pam BondiShe will be the next Minister of Justice.. For a long time, she has been used Ministry of Justice “A tool against me and other Republicans, but not anymore,” according to Agence France-Presse.
After leaving her position as Florida’s attorney general in 2019, Bondi was part of Trump’s legal team during his impeachment trial. Senate. She then joined the team of lawyers who led Trump’s legal challenge against the election Joe Biden President.
Gates announced on Thursday that he was withdrawing his candidacy for this position after his nomination faced widespread opposition, even within his own Republican Party.
“Despite the strong momentum, it is clear that my appointment has unfairly become a distraction from the critical mission of the Trump administration’s transition team,” Gates said on the X platform.
Commenting on Gates’ decision to withdraw, Trump said, “Matt has a wonderful future, and I look forward to watching all the great things he will do.”
Getz… sex and drugs
andMatt Getz Republican from Florida State He raises great controversy and polarization, as he is accused of paying a sum of money to a 17-year-old minor girl years ago to have sex with him, something he strongly denies.
An investigation was opened against him on charges of drug use, transferring election campaign funds for personal use, and sharing inappropriate photos and videos House of RepresentativesAnd other charges.
Following Trump’s nomination of him to take over the Ministry of Justice, in a move that Democratic parliamentarians considered provocative, Gates resigned from membership in the House of Representatives, which put an end to a parliamentary investigation that was targeting him.
Warsh.. Ministry of Treasury
On the other hand, the Wall Street Journal reported in a report on Thursday, citing informed sources, that Trump is considering assigning Kevin Warsh to…Ministry of Treasury With the possibility of him assuming leadership of the Federal Reserve later after the end of Jerome Powell’s term in 2026, according to Reuters.
The report added that Trump discussed this arrangement with Warsh, a former banker who served in… Federal Reserve BoardDuring his meeting with him at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Wednesday.
The report stated that Trump is also considering appointing Scott Besant, a long-time hedge fund investor who also lectured for years at Yale University, to lead the National Economic Council at the White House and be nominated to replace Warsh at the Treasury Department.
Trump has not made any announcement yet.
The newspaper alerted that other names are still on the table for the Treasury Department position, including Mark Rowan, co-founder of Apollo Global Management, Senator Bill Hagerty, and Robert Lighthizer, who served as Trump’s US Trade Representative throughout the president’s previous term.
