{"id":2371299,"date":"2024-11-20T14:03:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T19:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-helps-gaetz-soften-image-in-senate-as-ethics-report-looms-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-20T14:04:53","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T19:04:53","slug":"vance-helps-gaetz-soften-image-in-senate-as-ethics-report-looms-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-helps-gaetz-soften-image-in-senate-as-ethics-report-looms-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance helps Gaetz soften image in Senate as ethics report looms &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvance-helps-gaetz-soften-image-in-senate-as-ethics-report-looms-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2371299&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent development, Vice President-elect J.D. \u2064Vance is actively advocating for former Rep. Matt Gaetz&#8217;s nomination for attorney\u2063 general amidst serious ethical\u2064 scrutiny. On Capitol \u2064Hill, Vance arranged meetings with key Republican senators, including\u2062 Lindsey Graham, Josh Hawley, and Mike \u2062Lee, to discuss Gaetz&#8217;s controversial\u2064 nomination, \u2062which is at risk due to an\u200b ongoing House Ethics Committee\u200c investigation\u2063 concerning allegations of sexual misconduct against him.<\/p>\n<p>Graham expressed concerns that the nomination process is becoming\u2062 overly\u2062 influenced by unverified allegations, urging Senators not \u2064to be swayed by what he describes as a &#8220;lynch mob&#8221; mentality. Despite\u2062 the \u200dserious accusations, including claims \u2064from two women who testified to being paid by Gaetz for sexual encounters, Hawley and Lee refrained from directly \u200dconfronting Gaetz about \u200cthese \u200dallegations during their discussions.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz \u200bhas\u2062 firmly denied any wrongdoing, highlighting that a previous Department of Justice investigation did not result in any charges \u2064against him. Vance\u200b and Gaetz planned further \u200bdiscussions with individual GOP senators to bolster support for the nomination, despite the\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">mounting skepticism surrounding<\/a> it.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Vance helps Gaetz soften image in Senate as ethics report hangs in balance<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1885649\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3235436\/trump-fury-biden-judges-sends-vance-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Sen. J.D. Vance\">J.D. Vance<\/a> lobbied key GOP senators on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to back former Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3233852\/matt-gaetz-report-ethics-committee-partisan-backlash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Matt Gaetz\">Matt Gaetz<\/a> for attorney general as the controversial nominee&rsquo;s fate is on life support.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Vance facilitated a meeting with Gaetz and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3236024\/graham-defends-gaetz-urges-republicans-open-minded\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"several conservative allies\">several conservative allies<\/a> on the Senate Judiciary Committee vital to the political firebrand&rsquo;s confirmation process, including Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Josh Hawley (R-MO), and Mike Lee (R-UT).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3223892\/president-elect-donald-trump-cabinet-picks-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRUMP CABINET PICKS: WHO&rsquo;S BEEN TAPPED TO SERVE IN THE PRESIDENT-ELECT&rsquo;S ADMINISTRATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The in-person conversations, which senators described as a mix of strategizing and Q&amp;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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deplorable-and-predatory-behavior-the-lincoln-project-condemns-cofounder-after-nyt-reports-he-allegedly-sexually-harassed-14-year-old-boy\/\" title=\"\u2018Deplorable And Predatory Behavior\u2019: The Lincoln Project Condemns Cofounder After NYT Reports He Allegedly Sexually Harassed 14-Year-Old Boy\">sexual misconduct allegations<\/a> against Gaetz.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I fear the process surrounding the Gaetz nomination is turning into an angry mob, and unverified allegations are being treated as if they are true,&rdquo; Graham said in a statement after a meeting. &ldquo;I would urge all of my Senate colleagues, particularly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Republicans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Republicans<\/a>, not to join the lynch mob and give the process a chance to move forward.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Neither Hawley nor Lee said they pressed Gaetz about specific allegations against him, including those from an attorney who says his two female clients testified to House Ethics they were paid by Gaetz for sex and witnessed him have sex with a minor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3229897\/five-theories-why-gaetz-nominated-attorney-general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>FIVE THEORIES FOR WHY TRUMP NOMINATED GAETZ FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gaetz has denied the claims and any wrongdoing. The Department of Justice previously investigated similar allegations, as well as sex trafficking. No criminal charges were ever brought against Gaetz, which he noted in the meeting, according to those in the room. Vance and Gaetz were set to have additional meetings with individual GOP senators later that day.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vice President-elect Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) appears in the Senate to vote on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Graeme Jennings\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;[It was a] relatively brief meeting, and we have a lot of topics to cover,&rdquo; Lee said. &ldquo;He did spend a number of minutes talking about the unfairness and the lack of truth of the allegations being pursued by the committee, and the fact that the DOJ didn&rsquo;t prosecute.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3230247\/recess-appointments-trump-skip-senate-confirmations-fill-cabinet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>RECESS APPOINTMENTS: HOW TRUMP HOPES TO SKIP SENATE CONFIRMATIONS AND FILL HIS CABINET<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Seeking to overcome deep skepticism from other Republican senators that his nomination is tenable, those who huddled with him predicted Gaetz would pitch others he&rsquo;s set to meet with to &ldquo;give him a chance to make his case&rdquo; via a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-reportedly-on-track-to-pick-scotus-nominee-by-monday\/\" title=\"Biden Reportedly on Track to Pick SCOTUS Nominee by Monday\">public confirmation hearing<\/a> when the majority swings back to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/GOP\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">GOP<\/a> in January.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My presumption is I&rsquo;ll vote for all the president&rsquo;s nominees,&rdquo; Hawley said after the meeting. &ldquo;He thanked me for my support, but also just that he had the chance to get to his confirmation hearing, and respond, and to lay out his vision. It was totally reasonable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>House Ethics is slated to meet later that afternoon about whether to release the report, as Vance and Gaetz continued making the rounds with more Republican senators.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prompted whether the sexual allegations would be disqualifying if the report found them to be credible, Lee said it would be &ldquo;really troubling&rdquo; but that he would not &ldquo;prejudge facts we don&rsquo;t have.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If the committee concludes one thing and he says another, there would undoubtedly be a lot of additional conversation,&rdquo; he added. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1885649\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1885649\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vance aids Gaetz&#8217;s Senate image as ethics report looms<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2371300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/jd-vance-senate-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[45005,3624,45390,3740,15469],"class_list":["post-2371299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ethics-report","tag-gaetz","tag-political-image","tag-senate","tag-vance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/jd-vance-senate-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2371299"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371299\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2371303,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371299\/revisions\/2371303"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2371300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2371299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2371299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2371299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}