当选总统唐纳德·特朗普对他提名的前众议员马特·盖茨突然退出司法部长候选人提名的消息做出了反应。 特朗普在《真相传媒》上写道：“我非常感谢马特·盖茨最近为争取批准出任司法部长所做的努力。他做得很好，但同时，他也不想分散政府的注意力，他对政府非常尊重。” 盖茨是特朗普总统的坚定支持者，尽管随后出现了许多淫秽指控，但他还是赢得了当选总统的尊重。 特朗普在回应这一决定的声明中表示，他期待盖茨未来的职业生涯。 他写道，“马特的未来很美好，我期待看到他所做的所有伟大的事情！”八天前，尽管有指控称盖茨与未成年人发生性关系，众议院道德委员会一直在调查此事，但特朗普仍提名他担任司法部长。 特朗普直到周二才支持盖茨，当时他告诉记者，他不会重新考虑对司法部长的选择。 盖茨否认了所有指控，并提醒那些对他的履历持怀疑态度的参议员，乔·拜登的司法部曾调查过他的性交易行为，但最终没有指控他。
President-elect Donald Trump reacted to the news that his nominee for attorney general former Rep. Matt Gaetz suddenly withdrew his name from consideration.
‘I greatly appreciate the recent efforts of Matt Gaetz in seeking approval to be Attorney General,’ Trump wrote on Truth Social. ‘He 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.’
Gaetz, a unequivocal supporter of President Trump, had earned respect from the president-elect despite the salacious allegations that followed him.
In his statement reacting to the decision, Trump said he looked forward to Gaetz’s future career.
‘Matt has a wonderful future, and I look forward to watching all of the great things he will do!’ he wrote.
Gaetz was nominated by Trump to be his attorney general eight days ago despite allegations of sexual relations with a minor, which the House Ethics Committee had been investigating.
Trump was standing by Gaetz as late as Tuesday, when he told reporters he was not reconsidering his pick for attorney general.
Gaetz has denied all of the allegations, reminding concerned senators skeptical of his record that Joe Biden‘s Justice Department investigated him for sex trafficking, but ultimately did not charge him.
