A year ago, the very same Mullin told CNN that as far as Gaetz was concerned, “we had all seen the videos he was showing on the House floor … of the girls that he had slept with. He’d brag about how he would crush ED medicine and chase it with an energy drink so he could go all night.”

Gaetz is a controversial figure within the party, particularly because of his role in bringing down House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in October 2023. The Florida Republican was also f

A recess appointment would allow Trump to install some officials and sidestep lengthy hearings and a floor vote.

McCaskill said Thursday that 11 senators could stand in Gaetz's way of being appointed as Trump's attorney general.