Matt Gaetz has an asshole problem, according to Democratic strategist Chuck Rocha .
Gaetz was nominated as attorney general by President-elect Donald Trump last week in a move that stunned the political world.
The former Florida congressman resigned from the House last week just two days ahead of an Ethics Committee vote on whether to release the findings of its probe into him. A witness testified to the committee that she witnessed Gaetz having sex with a 17-year-old in 2017 at a party where drugs were present. Gaetz was in his mid-30s at the time. With his resignation, the committee declined to move forward with the vote on whether to release the report. However, Democrats and even a few Republicans are calling for it to be made public, or at least the Senate Judiciary Committee, which will weigh his nomination.
Last year, the Department of Justice investigation declined to bring charges after conducting its own investigation.
Gaetz denies wrongdoing.
On Monday’s CNN NewsNight , Rocha predicted that the salacious allegations against the former lawmaker will take a back seat to what will eventually sink the nomination.