President-elect Donald Trump selected Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL-01) on Wednesday as his nominee for attorney general. The 42-year-old attorney has been one of Trump’s loudest and fiercest defenders, especially in stopping the lawfare against Trump.
Jeffrey Clark, a former DOJ official who briefly served as acting attorney general in the Trump administration and assisted Trump with investigating 2020 election irregularities, told The Arizona Sun Times he agreed with the selection. “Matt Gaetz is an outstanding lawyer and constitutionalist!” Clark said. ”I think he is an amazing pick by President Trump.”
Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN-03), who has championed combating corruption including in the 2020 election, had similar praise. “Matt Gaetz is a brilliant mind who will pursue and restore justice for all and de-weaponize a woke and out of control justice system,” he said. “I congratulate my friend Matt Gaetz and thank President Donald Trump for selecting an advocate for the American people.”
Trump announced on his social media site TruthSocial. “Few issues in America are more important than ending the partisan Weaponization of our Justice System,” he said. “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.”
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