In a significant development, a hacker has reportedly obtained transcripts containing testimony that could be damaging to President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, Matt Gaetz.
The New York Times reports:
An unidentified hacker has gained access to a computer file shared in a secure link among lawyers whose clients have given damaging testimony related to Matt Gaetz, the former Florida congressman who is President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice to be attorney general, a person with knowledge of the activity said.
The file of 24 exhibits is said to include sworn testimony by a woman who said that she had sex with Mr. Gaetz in 2017 when she was 17, as well as corroborating testimony by a second woman who said that she witnessed the encounter.
The information was downloaded by a person using the name Altam Beezley at 1:23 p.m. on Monday, according to the person, who was not authorized to speak publicly. A lawyer connected to the case sent an email to the address associated with Altam Beezley, only to be informed in an automated reply that the recipient does not exist.
The material does not appear to have been made public by the hacker.
The revelation emerges as Speaker Mike Johnson called on Senate Republicans to expedite the confirmation process for all of Trump’s cabinet nominees, including Gaetz. Speaking at a press conference on Capitol Hill Tuesday, Johnson emphasized the need for urgency.
“I trust, we trust, and hope that Senate Republicans and the whole Senate will perform their constitutional responsibility to advise and consent on President Trump’s nominees and to do that in a speedy, expeditious manner,” Johnson stated.
The controversy surrounding Gaetz intensified on Monday after a lawyer for two women claimed to CBS News that Gaetz had allegedly paid them for sex. One of the lawyer’s clients further alleged that she witnessed Gaetz engaging in sexual activity with a minor in 2017.
Amid these allegations, The Times reported that in private discussions, Trump has acknowledged Gaetz faces steep odds of being confirmed by the Senate:
It is possible that enough Republican senators are willing to risk their careers to oppose Mr. Gaetz, although it is unclear what the backup plan would be should Mr. Gaetz falter. Mr. Trump’s personal lawyer and pick for deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, is seen as a possibility.
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Hours after Mr. Trump announced his selection as attorney general, Mr. Gaetz resigned from his seat as a House member from Florida, which effectively ended the investigation. But there is building pressure on the Ethics Committee to release a report on the inquiry.
The question has repeatedly come up in Washington about the vetting done for Mr. Trump’s nominees. The question misses the point. Little more than a cursory Google search would have shown that Mr. Gaetz, Ms. Gabbard and Mr. Kennedy would draw all kinds of protests. Mr. Trump nominated them anyway.
Despite this, Trump has reportedly shown no intention of withdrawing Gaetz’s nomination.
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More anti-American Democrat Bull Crap!
Funny how none of this was done when Biden picked his dei people
The corrupt D..C. swamp republicans and democrats are pure slime and need to be investigated foe their activities. Why do the members of congress have a fun to handle their legal battles in cases of sexual abuse and adultery? They are the most hypocritical of all.
NYT? Hacker? Not made public, but made public? From opposition lawyers?
How many ways can you spell FAKE!
The demons are kicking and screaming, trying to prevent the real President from sending them to prison or GITMO for treason. I remember in 1991, another woman claimed fraud against Judge to be Thomas, I remember another woman claimed fraud against President Trump, but can’t remember this or that and nothing was documented about it back then.. On the other hand, I remember a woman that claimed Biden pushed her up against a building and raped her, told people about it back then, but nothing was ever reported by the propaganda FAKE news media against these demon rapist, while most Americans knows about Ted Kennedy and his crowd, again all hush hush by lame stream media..
Propaganda – should have been the title of the article..
Already investigated by DOJ and no evidence to back it up. Another nothing burger.
Damn Deep State
More foreign provided garbage for the American Communist Democrat Party to play “fantasy gotcha” with their poorly fabricated lies,and deceit.The Democrat/KKK/Communist Party wont accept the overwhelming rejection of the American People,and must apparently need to be completely destroyed, and imprisoned in Gitmo.