How Sexual Misconduct Became Part of the MAGA Cause

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  So, Max, I was looking through the Trump cabinet nominees and administration hangers on so far, and I noticed a trend.

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  Is it middle aged male divorcees with court limited custody rights?

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  No, try again.

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  Are they collectively the majority shareholders in an obscure cryptocurrency named for one of the January 6th insurrectionists?

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  Is there a cryptocurrency name for the January 6th insurrectionist?

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  We could become really rich.

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  I know.

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  But it's not that either.

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  It's not that either, no.

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  If there's one thing that so many Trump nominees already have in common, it is being credibly accused of sexual misconduct.

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  Oh, yeah, there's Matt Gaetz, Trump's nominee for attorney general.

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  And while Gaetz did withdraw himself from consideration on Thursday, there's also Pete Hegseth, his nominee for secretary of defense.

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  And there are others.

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  Oh, there are others.

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  We are only two weeks in and it's already like Trump's transition team.

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  Better hope there aren't any government buildings located within 1,000ft of an elementary school.

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  I'm Max Fisher.

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  I'm Erin Ryan.

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  And this is how we got here, a series where we explore a big question behind the week's headlines and tell a story that answers that question.

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  And a quick content warning before we get to the question.

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