Some in the cannabis sector could ignore morality and argue for the possibilty of Gaetz being AG and how it might benefit cannabis, luckily most others, even the most ardent of Republicans realized he was a ticking time bomb of sleaze.
NY Times
Gaetz Withdraws as Trump’s Attorney General Pick
Matt Gaetz, who had faced a torrent of scrutiny over sexual misconduct allegations against him, said his candidacy was an unfair distraction to President-elect Donald Trump’s transition.
With headlines like this, how could it be otherwise
Lawyer Reveals Just How Much Matt Gaetz Allegedly Spent on Sex
The Florida attorney representing two women who were witnesses in both the federal investigation and House Ethics Committee probe into Matt Gaetz said the former congressman paid them more than $10,000 for sex.
ABC News obtained committee records of several payments from Gaetz from May 2018 to late January 2019, each between $200 and $650. Corresponding notes to each include the terms “gift,” “reimbursement,” “love you,” and “Joy!”
Leppard told ABC on Monday that in early 2019, Gaetz paid for two women to travel across state lines to New York to watch his appearance on Fox News’ Outnumbered, see the Broadway show Pretty Woman: The Musical, and have sex with him.
Gaetz, for his part, has firmly denied any allegations of wrongdoing. A spokesperson for the former Florida representative told Politico: “Merrick Garland’s DoJ cleared Matt Gaetz and didn’t charge him. Are you alleging Garland is part of a cover up?”
“She testified to the House that as she was walking out to the pool area, she turned to her right and she witnessed … her friend having sex with Representative Gaetz. And her friend at that time was 17,” Leppard told CNN on Monday.
There’s lots more
https://www.yahoo.com/news/lawyer-reveals-just-much-matt-045307651.html
