Trump announces Matt Gaetz as his pick for attorney general - NBC News
1 day ago · A former senior FBI official expressed astonishment that Gaetz, who accompanied Trump on his plane back to Florida after Wednesday's visit to Washington, may oversee the country's two most ...
Trump's choice of Matt Gaetz for attorney general stuns the ... - NBC News
1 day ago · WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump's choice of Matt Gaetz — a House member from Florida who was recently the target of an FBI investigation — to be the next attorney general of the ...
Matt Gaetz once faced a sex trafficking investigation by the Justice ...
1 day ago · If confirmed as attorney general, he would oversee both the FBI and the ATF, formally known as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Inside a private meeting of House Republicans, the news that Trump had chosen Gaetz to lead the Justice Department sent a shock. Republican Rep. Mike Simpson of Idaho said he has a hard time ...
Matt Gaetz was once under investigation for sex trafficking. Now …
11 hours ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, was once embroiled in a sex trafficking investigation by the Justice Department he’s ...
Gaetz Pick Unnerves an Already Jittery Justice Dept. and F.B.I.
8 hours ago · Nov. 14, 2024 Updated 2:34 p.m. ET. Matt Gaetz, who savaged the Justice Department and the F.B.I. as Donald J. Trump’s off-leash political guard dog, faces an uphill fight to becoming attorney ...
Who is Matt Gaetz, Trump’s pick for US attorney general?
13 hours ago · Gaetz, 42, was until this week a member of the US House of Representatives representing Florida. He has been in the position since 2017 but resigned on Wednesday following his nomination for ...
Gaetz pick shows value Trump places on loyalty - Associated Press News
22 hours ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has had few defenders in Congress as reliable as Matt Gaetz, who has thundered at one prosecutor after another for perceived bias against the president-elect and emphatically amplified the Republican’s rallying cry that the criminal investigations into him are “witch hunts.”. That kinship was rewarded Wednesday when Trump named Gaetz as his pick for ...
Senators want details of Matt Gaetz ethics probe before his ... - NBC News
6 hours ago · Senators want details of Matt Gaetz ethics probe before his confirmation vote for attorney general. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, says he's open to subpoenaing the House Ethics Committee for ...
What to know about Matt Gaetz, Trump's attorney general pick | AP News
1 day ago · President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as his attorney general, opting for a loyalist who has built a national reputation as a disruptor and has vowed to dramatically overhaul the Justice Department. FILE - Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 12, 2024.
‘Reckless pick': Lawmakers express doubts that Gaetz can
1 day ago · Gaetz has frequently targeted the Department of Justice and the FBI, accusing them of leading targeted, politically motivated investigations. ... said he was “surprised” by the Gaetz news, but ...