Trump Taps Matt Gaetz for Attorney General in Shock Pick
Stunning Washington DC, Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he has selected Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to serve as his Attorney General.
“It is my Great Honor to announce that Congressman Matt Gaetz, of Florida, is hereby nominated to be The Attorney General of the United States,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Gaetz, 42, had not been mentioned as a candidate for the powerful position, but according to the New York Post, he “has been a loyal supporter of the 45th president and has been trying to influence the administration choices being made at Mar-a-Lago.”
“Matt is a deeply gifted and tenacious attorney, trained at the William & Mary College of Law, who has distinguished himself in Congress through his focus on achieving desperately needed reform at the Department of Justice. Few issues in America are more important than ending the partisan Weaponization of our Justice System,” Trump said of Gaetz in the statement.
“Matt will end Weaponized Government, protect our Borders, dismantle Criminal Organizations and restore Americans’ badly-shattered Faith and Confidence in the Justice Department. On the House Judiciary Committee, which performs oversight of DOJ, Matt played a key role in defeating the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax, and exposing alarming and systemic Government Corruption and Weaponization. He is a Champion for the Constitution and the Rule of Law,” the Truth statement read.
The Florida firebrand responded on X: “It will be an honor to serve as President Trump’s Attorney General!”
“The Attorney General position will require Senate approval, and with Republicans having a majority, Gaetz could get through without Democrat approval — though even Republicans expressed skepticism about his chances of confirmation in the moments after the pick was announced,” the Post noted.
Gaetz would replace AG Merrick Garland, who the Trump team has accused of going after Republicans and who also led a sex-trafficking investigation into the Floridian, which the Department of Justice eventually dropped.
After an 18-month investigation, the DOJ’s attempt to frame Gaetz fizzled out due to the extreme lack of credibility of the two central witnesses.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who knows something about weaponized lawfare himself, said he was “excited to work” with Gaetz.
“There are few people I trust more to take on the deep state and end the weaponization of the justice department. Matt Gaetz has been a stalwart defender of liberty, and Texas has his back. Congratulations, Matt,” Paxton posted on X.
In another surprising pick, Wednesday, Trump also announced that he has chosen former Hawaii Democrat Tulsi Gabbard for his Director of National Intelligence, whom the Biden regime put on a terror watch list. Rumors are also floating that the President-Elect will tap Kash Patel, who exposed the RussiaGate hoax, for FBI Director.