President-elect Donald Trump has selected longtime ally Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as his nominee for U.S. attorney general.
Announcing the appointment on Nov. 13, Trump praised the congressman as a “deeply gifted and tenacious attorney” with a desire to reform the U.S. Department of Justice.
“Few issues in America are more important than ending the partisan Weaponization of our Justice System,” Trump said in a statement. “Matt will end Weaponized Government, protect our Borders, dismantle Criminal Organizations, and restore Americans’ badly shattered Faith and Confidence in the Justice Department.”
Gaetz, responding to the announcement on social media platform X, said it would be “an honor” to serve as Trump’s attorney general….