Democrats in both chambers of Congress have expressed concern over President-elect Trump’s decision to tap Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to serve as the next attorney general. 



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Democrats express concern over Gaetz pick

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Picking Matt Gaetz for attorney general is a signal to Democrats and Republicans that Trump's second administration will be staffed by loyalists.

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Matt Gaetz: Trump's choice for attorney general shocks Washington

‘God help us,’ Representative Maxwell Frost, a fellow Floridian, posted in response to the news

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Matt Gaetz selection as Attorney General nominee draws quick blowback from lawmakers

Democrats in both chambers of Congress have expressed concern over President-elect Trump’s decision to tap Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to serve as the next attorney general.  Trump announced on Wednesday that Gaetz, a loyal congressional ally, will be nominated to become the nation’s top law enforcement official, praising the Floridian as a “deeply gifted and…

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Trump intends to nominate Matt Gaetz as attorney general and former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence, surprising many lawmakers who will have to confirm them.

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'I was shocked': Lawmakers react to Gaetz pick to be Trump's attorney general

Pennsylvania Democrat Senator John Fetterman described Florida Republican Matt Gaetz’s attorney general nomination as a “god-tier” level of trolling by President-elect Donald Trump to “own the libs in perpetuity.”

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Sen. John Fetterman Says Rep. Matt Gaetz's AG Nomination Is A 'God-Tier' Level Of Trolling To 'Own The Libs'

“I think he has a zero percent shot of getting through the Senate," said Donald Trump ally Rep. Max Miller.

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'Reckless pick': Lawmakers express doubts that Gaetz can get confirmed as attorney general

Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) lambasted President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to nominate former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) his Attorney General as a “God-tier kind of trolling” of Democrats and Republicans alike. Before his nomination, Gaetz was subject to a House Ethics Committee investigation over allegations of sexual misconduct and drug use. On news of his promotion on Wednesday, Gaetz resigned “effective immediately” – just days before the c…

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‘God-Tier Trolling!’ John Fetterman Lambasts Trump’s Matt Gaetz Attorney General Nomination

"They signal a lot of chaos and incompetency to come," said one House Democrat.

Axios

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"This is insanity": Democrats tear into Trump's Matt Gaetz and Tulsi Gabbard nominations

So far, Trump has surprised everyone with relatively "normal" appointments for his cabinet. But on Wednesday he shook Washington: The right-wing hothead Matt Gaetz is to become Attorney General, and Putin apologist Tulsi Gabbard is to coordinate the secret services.

Bisher überraschte Trump mit relativ «normalen» Ernennungen für sein Kabinett. Aber am Mittwoch erschütterte er Washington: Der rechte Heisssporn Matt Gaetz soll Justizminister werden, die Putin-Apologetin Tulsi Gabbard die Geheimdienste koordinieren.

Mit Gaetz und Gabbard schockiert Trump selbst Republikaner

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With Gaetz and Gabbard, Trump shocks even Republicans

U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., described President-elect Trump’s choice of Rep. Matt Gaetz to serve as his next attorney general as a “God tier kind of trolling.”  Speaking with reporters, Fetterman acknowledged some of Trump’s picks were good but stopped short of putting Gaetz in that category.  “It’s just kind of like a God tier kind of trolling just to trigger a meltdown,” he said. “But, really, the Dems’ opinions on Gaetz, that’s not reall…

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