Trump's Cabinet picks face sexual misconduct allegations as Gaetz withdraws from attorney general nomination

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Several of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks have been accused of sexual misconduct, including Trump himself. Matt Gaetz has withdrawn from consideration for attorney general amid ongoing allegations against him, including a sex trafficking investigation. Trump was found liable for sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll in 1996 and ordered to pay her $83 million. Other nominees, like Pete Hegseth and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., also face serious allegations, which they deny. Linda McMahon is named in a lawsuit alleging she enabled child sexual exploitation in the 1980s. Elon Musk has been accused of misconduct by a former flight attendant, which he denies.


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