Trump Administration

C.J. Ciaramella | 11.13.2024 5:53 PM

In a surprise move, President-elect Donald Trump announced today he is nominating Rep. Matt Gaetz (R–Fla.) to be U.S. Attorney General.

Gaetz, whose legal experience is limited to three years of work at a Florida law firm and being the subject of a Justice Department investigation, wasn't among the names circulated as potential attorney general picks, and his political career as an often unserious and widely-disliked backbencher makes him a bizarre choice to lead the chief federal law enforcement agency.

Rep. Mike Simpson (R–Idaho), summed up the general........

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