The officials refused to publicly testify at an annual oversight hearing — a first in 15 years — and instead pushed for a classified briefing.

He has consistently denied the allegations. Mr. Gaetz made the decision to pull out after concluding that he would not have the votes in the Senate for confirmation, people close to the matter said.

He was criticised during Senate hearings in 2014 for endorsing unproven pills that he said would “literally flush fat from your system” and “push fat from your belly”. During those ...

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