Vance helps Gaetz soften image in Senate as ethics report hangs in balance

Vance helps Gaetz soften image in Senate as ethics report hangs in balance


Vice President-elect J.D. Vance lobbied key GOP senators on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to back former Rep. Matt Gaetz for attorney general as the controversial nominee’s fate is on life support.

Vance facilitated a meeting with Gaetz and several conservative allies on the Senate Judiciary Committee vital to the political firebrand’s confirmation process, including Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Josh Hawley (R-MO), and Mike Lee (R-UT).

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The in-person conversations, which senators described as a mix of strategizing and Q&A, took place on the same day that the House Ethics Committee was set to vote on whether to release a sought-after report about sexual misconduct allegations against Gaetz.

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