Where Matt Gaetz will go next
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Matt Gaetz’s brief stint as Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Justice Department has Washington reeling after a whirlwind week. Finally, on Thursday, CNN went public with a story confirming that Gaetz’s unnamed accuser had told investigators about a second alleged sexual encounter at the same party between Gaetz and a 17-year-old girl. open image in gallery Matt Gaetz was once one of his party’s most attention-grabbing members in the House of Representatives — until he resigned, facing an Ethics report into allegations that he had sex with a minor First, and most obviously, he could return to the House. With Gaetz apparently iced out of the process by one of his many GOP rivals, he’d likely have to buck even more Republicans than he’s typically used to in order to claim the seat.