President-elect Donald Trump stirred controversy by announcing plans to nominate Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz as attorney general. The publication reported that said announcement elicited audible gasps during a House GOP conference meeting.

News broke he has been under scrutiny by the House Ethics Committee over allegations including sexual misconduct.

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Republican senators reacted with shock and incredulity to the news that Donald Trump wants Matt Gaetz to be attorney general.

Trump has been nominating loyalists to serve in his Cabinet, and nowhere is that more obvious than in his pick for attorney general: Rep. Matt Gaetz.

Matt Gaetz and Donald Trump share an antipathy for a Justice Department they say has been hopelessly politicized.

Matt Gaetz for attorney general, with two GOP senators openly voicing concerns and some of the president-elect’s loyal allies panning the pick. “I think he has a zero percent shot of getting through the Senate,

Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) speaks on Day 3 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 17, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo By Andrew Goudsward and Sarah N.