Gaetz's attorney general nomination met with shock from lawmakers

Donald Trump's nomination of fellow Florida Republican Matt Gaetz for attorney general has caused shock among several of Gaetz's fellow lawmakers.

The president-elect announced his pick to head up the Department of Justice in a Truth Social post on Wednesday, and the bipartisan pushback against the widely disliked representative from Chipley was swift.

On CNN, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) called the nomination a “red alert moment for American Democracy” and conveyed the shock he saw in the upper........

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