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New York Times

The committee has been investigating allegations that Mr. Gaetz, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for attorney general, engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use.

MSNBC

In a surprising move, Matt Gaetz resigned from Congress following President Trump’s pick of the Florida representative for attorney general. Gaetz’s resignation has stirred reactions across the political spectrum,

HuffPost

The Connecticut senator said the president-elect's attorney general pick is "dangerously unqualified" but "that's not the worst of it."

CNN

The House Ethics Committee was due to meet this week to vote on releasing a report about Matt Gaetz, who resigned from Congress on Wednesday after President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate the Florida congressman to serve as attorney general,

Vox

Gaetz is a reckless pick even by Trump’s standards. Donald Trump announced that he intends to nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) to serve as his attorney general.

New York Times

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s cabinet picks show that he prizes loyalty over experience and is fueled by retribution.

MSNBC

The Morning Joe panel weighs in on Donald Trump’s pick of Matt Gaetz as Attorney General. Former U.S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg called the potential appointment a “train wreck,” citing Gaetz’s lack of “integrity,

HuffPost

And let me begin the show by uttering some words that I never contemplated using together before. And those words are: U.S. Attorney General Matt Gaetz. Because if you were wondering what Trump without the guardrails looks like, well, we’re getting an ...

CNN

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as his attorney general.

MSNBC

Former Senator Claire McCaskill, Former U.S. Attorney and DOJ official Greg Brower, and legal analyst Andrew Weissman join Morning Joe to discuss President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial cabinet picks,

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ABC News

Reaction among Republicans on Capitol Hill to President-elect Donald Trump's choice of Matt Gaetz for attorney general ranged from shock to support to outright dismissal.

Washington Post

Trump announced Matt Gaetz as his pick for attorney general on Wednesday, a choice that shocked congressional Republicans and sparked backlash from Democrats. Gaetz, a frequent pot-stirrer in the House Republican Conference, has been mired in controversy and investigated by the House Ethics Committee in connection with a sex-trafficking scandal.

Associated Press

The choices continued a pattern of Trump stocking his Cabinet with those he believes he can trust to execute his agenda rather than longtime officials with experience in their fields.

Bloomberg

President-elect Donald Trump is nominating Representative Matt Gaetz to be attorney general, tapping a polarizing and embattled lawmaker to reshape US law enforcement and carry out his agenda on immigration,

Axios

On some topics, Trump wants to seem reasonable. On others — like anything related to his suspicion of a hostile "deep state" — he demands his own personal, controllable wrecking ball.

CBS News

Matt Gaetz of Florida, scheduled a vote for Friday on whether to release its report, according to three sources with knowledge of the committee's work. Hours after President-elect Donald Trump said he planned to nominate Gaetz to be attorney general ...

Politico

It culminated with Trump tapping Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz for attorney general on Wednesday, selecting one of the House’s top flamethrowers and grandstanders who himself has been under investigation by the chamber’s ethics committee. Trump chose former ...

ABC News

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 been tapped to lead

Washington Post

The House Ethics Committee was set to vote this week on releasing a report about Matt Gaetz (R-Florida), who resigned from Congress on Wednesday after being picked as President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general, according to four people familiar with the matter.

Politico

GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz resigned from the House Wednesday, Speaker Mike Johnson announced, the same day that Donald Trump announced that he had tapped the Florida firebrand to be his attorney general.

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BBC News

Donald Trump appoints a series of ultra-loyalists to key posts, including Matt Gaetz as his pick for attorney general and Marco Rubio for secretary of state.

The Hill

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Wednesday called President-elect Trump’s pick for attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), “nothing but trolling.” “It’s just nothing but trolling.

Forbes

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Gaetz’s resignation was “effective immediately” and caught fellow Republicans “by surprise a little bit.”

Newsweek

Donald Trump's former national security advisor issued a damning assessment of the president-elect's top cabinet picks.

Reuters

Republican majorities in both chambers of the U.S. Congress will give Donald Trump the power to achieve many of his goals.

Christian Science Monitor

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

Reason

In a surprise move, President-elect Donald Trump announced today he is nominating Rep. Matt Gaetz (R–Fla.) to be U.S. Attorney General. Gaetz, whose legal

NewsNation

( NewsNation) — John Bolton, a former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. under George W. Bush and a former national security adviser in the first Trump administration, said President-elect Donald Trump’s intention to nominate former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and Rep. Matt Gaetz to his Cabinet shows Trump is not serious about intelligence gathering.

BBC News

Gaetz does have some allies on Capitol Hill who share an unwavering loyalty to Trump. The Florida lawmaker has been one of the president-elect's most aggressive and relentless defenders - at congressional hearings, in press conferences and during television appearances.

The Hill

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said Thursday that former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), President-elect Trump’s nominee for attorney general, couldn’t get hired by the FBI. “There are so many

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Wall Street Journal

He’s a nominee for those who want the law used for political revenge, and it won’t end well.

Washington Examiner

When pressed on why he thinks Trump picked Gaetz for his attorney general nominee, McCarthy said it was a "good deflection" but did not elaborate further.

Wall Street Journal

President-elect Donald Trump has named Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican, to be his attorney general, putting the controversial conservative in charge of the Justice Department as he tries to bring the agency under more direct presidential control.

Washington Examiner

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has resigned his House seat after President-elect Donald Trump tapped him to become the next attorney general. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) made the announcement Wednesday, shortly after Trump nominated Gaetz to lead the Department of Justice.

Wall Street Journal

President-elect Donald Trump waited until after he had left Washington to stun the town. Hours after a cordial meeting Wednesday with President Biden, Trump on his way back to Florida announced administration picks that prompted surprise on Capitol Hill.

Washington Examiner

With some members of his own party already voicing opposition to his nomination, Matt Gaetz could face a shaky path to Senate confirmation.

Washington Examiner

Trump has praised Matt Gaetz for being “a deeply gifted and tenacious attorney” who will restore “faith and confidence in the Justice Department.”

Wall Street Journal

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R., Fla.) won another term representing his solidly red district along the Gulf Coast, the Associated Press projected. With 66% of the votes counted, Gaetz had just under 66% of the vote, to 34% for Democratic challenger Gay Valimont.

Washington Examiner

President-elect Donald Trump nominated Rep. Matt Gaetz to become the next attorney general, defying expectations ahead of the anticipated selection.

Wall Street Journal

Gaetz, who led the effort to overthrow former H Rep. Matt Gaetz (R., Fla.) won another term representing his solidly red district along the Gulf Coast, the Associated Press projected.

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Fox News

Pa., didn't hold back in his criticism of Rep. Matt Gaetz being nominated to serve as attorney general in President-elect Trump's second administration.

New York Post

I mean, I would describe it as god-tier level trolling, that has triggered a full-on China syndrome to own the libs in perpetuity,” Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said.

The American Conservative

President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday declared his intention for Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL) to serve as attorney general in his second administration. In his announcement, Trump highlighted Gaetz’s experience on the House Judiciary Committee:

National Review

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Fox News

Fla., who President-elect Trump tapped to become Attorney General, resigned from the House before an ethics report could have dropped.

New York Post

Former national security adviser John Bolton ripped President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial decision to pick Rep. Matt Gaetz as his new attorney general — calling the move the

National Review

Trump Taps Fox News Host Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense HHS Spent Hundreds of Millions of Dollars on DEI Initiatives Under Biden, Watchdog Finds Fired FEMA Administrator Says Avoidance of ...

Fox News

Trump getting pushback for picking Matt Gaetz for AG, Tulsi Gabbard for DNI Former Georgia Rep. Doug Collins joined 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss his take on President-elect Donald Trump's latest Cabinet picks, including Matt Gaetz for attorney general and Tulsi Gabbard for DNI.

New York Post

President-elect selected Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to serve as his Attorney General Wednesday in a surprising pick.

The American Conservative

Matt Gaetz, the House GOP member who led the effort to oust McCarthy from the speaker’s office last October. McCarthy’s chosen fighter is Aaron Dimmock, the director of executive development ...