During this past week, with this craziness with Pam Bondi and the Epstein Files, there has been strong renewed interest in placing Matt Gaetz in the AG seat on MAGA social media.
Problem is that I recall that it is Matt Gaetz who pulled his name from consideration and also resigned from his Congress seat, which pretty much removed him from active politics. And this is amongst the time that ethics report is about to come out. If Gaetz is as innocent as he maintain, he would've fought on to be AG, and Trump can vouch for him and push him through.
Something tells me that, through his actions, Gaetz might have implied that there is more serious skeletons in his closet that he does not want to get out and he is not the innocent golden boy he is.
So, the question is, why is Matt Gaetz considered to be the golden boy within MAGA circles? Even he is criticized less than Donald Trump.
I posted this in another post as well, but it may answer your question.
Matt was re-elected to his seat but declined and went to OAN. Maybe that was actually part of the plan. Get Matt on OAN so conservatives can see him as a real person and not a CONgressman. They get to hear his positions, see how he operates, and he learns how to better deal with top-level officials without just calling them what he wants to call them. You know - avoid immediately putting them on the defensive so they can damage themselves,,, on TV.
Trump found a good, temporary, safe place to put Matt where he is still seen and heard from, and still interacts with all the important people - until he is immediately needed. I'm sure the Herring family (OAN owners) would do anything to help Trump.
In the mean time, OAN is now on Dish, Sling, Spectrum, United States Agency for Global Media (including VOA), and a NATO military network. Sounds like maybe Trump called in some favors that would be mutually-beneficial.