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Utah Sens. Mike Lee, Mitt Romney and Sen.-elect John Curtis comment on approving Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks

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Former Rep. Matt Gaetz , R-Fla., is the next U.S. attorney general.

Gaetz is the subject of a House Ethics Committee investigation into alleged sexual misconduct with an underage girl in violation of sex trafficking laws.

Republican Sen. Mike Lee , who was widely considered a top pick for AG , said the Senate should not abandon its job to vet nominees for top positions.

But many senators, including Curtis , have emphasized the importance of their constitutionally mandated role to provide “advise and consent” for the president’s picks to head executive agencies. In response to reporters’ questions about Gaetz , outgoing Utah Sen. Mitt Romney said he had no comment because he will not be in the next Congress ..

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