Matt Gaetz has withdrawn from consideration for attorney general but many of Donald Trump's other nominees continue to draw controversy. On Washington Week With The Atlantic, panelists joined Jeffrey Goldberg to discuss Trump's other equally improbable Cabinet choices, and what could come next for these nominees. With the announcement of Gaetz's withdrawal, much attention has now turned to Trump's nominee for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, who, like Gaetz, also faces allegations of sexual assault. 'The senators to watch on this nomination are going to be not just the national-security hawks but female Republican senators like Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, who are always the wild cards, but also someone like Senator Joni Ernst,' Andrew Desiderio said last night. Although Ernst has been complimentary thus far about Hegseth's nomination, Desiderio explained, she has also been open about her support for women in combat roles, something that Hegseth has spoken out against. As...
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