September 1, 2021: Matt Gaetz allegedly begins asking Donald Trump for a blanket pardon, per reporting in The New York Times. Gaetz had, allegedly, been seeking preemptive, blanket pardons for himself and his allies that would cover any unspecified crimes they may or may not have committed.

Minutes before CNN published a report revealing that Matt Gaetz had a second, previously unreported sexual encounter with the same minor, Matt Gaetz dropped his bid to be the Attorney General of the United States.

Matt Gaetz went from a reelected House member to an attorney general pick in President-elect Donald Trump's second administration to ultimately bowing out before a Senate confirmation hearing. Here is a timeline of the roller coaster of events for the embattled ex-congressman.