BREAKING: Donald Trump announces Matt Gaetz will be his Attorney General

[mountaineer]

I think this is legit:

[mountaineer]

Matt Gaetz
@mattgaetz
It will be an honor to serve as President Trump’s Attorney General!
3:28 PM · Nov 13, 2024

[mystery-ak]

OMG...

[mystery-ak]

How many Congressman do we have now????

I don't see us retaining the House...we are 3 down.

[dfwgator]

Don't see him getting confirmed.

You know Collins and Murkowski will be hard "nos".

[Bigun]

https://twitter.com/leslibless/status/1856798333773517296

https://twitter.com/Old_SchoolEddie/status/1856797161523937640

[mystery-ak]

Not a fan to say the least...

[libertybele]

   Very poor choice.  I could be absolutely wrong, but I don't he has the background nor knowledge.

So --that's 2 picks from FL

I am not impressed by his background in the least, in fact it is controversial -- he helped Jeb! of all people. Nope.  This is not the AG I was hoping for.

With Thune as majority leader and Gaetz as AG -- they are going to tank Trump's agenda.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Gaetz

[dfwgator]

  Very poor choice.  I could be absolutely wrong, but I don't he has the background nor knowledge.

So --that's 2 picks from FL

I am not impressed by his background in the least, in fact it is controversial -- he helped Jeb! of all people. Nope.  This is not the AG I was hoping for.

With Thune as majority leader and Gaetz as AG -- they are going to tank Trump's agenda.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Gaetz

My first inclination is it's a "throw-away" pick so he can get who he really wants.

[libertybele]

How many Congressman do we have now????

I don't see us retaining the House...we are 3 down.

Exactly.   What the heck is Trump doing???? IF a House majority isn't retained, they will go after him with impeachments and nothing will get accomplished.

[dfwgator]

Exactly.   What the heck is Trump doing???? IF a House majority isn't retained, they will go after him with impeachments and nothing will get accomplished.

Those districts are pretty safe.

[Bigun]

Everybody Chill!

Some of all this is Trump trolling.

[Kamaji]

Ruh-roh. 

[mystery-ak]

Scalise and Johnson asked Trump to stop poaching from the House yesterday.

[libertybele]

Scalise and Johnson asked Trump to stop poaching from the House yesterday.

Does Trump ever listen???   Sorry ...  he needs to start to listen to people once in awhile.

[libertybele]

Those districts are pretty safe.

He still needs a majority in the House period right from the start.

[Bigun]

https://twitter.com/BehizyTweets/status/1856802660307042476

[bilo]

How many Congressman do we have now????

I don't see us retaining the House...we are 3 down.

Trump has been strategic in these selections. They all come from very strong Pub districts.

Man oh man, Gaetz is beyond my wildest hope for AG. He is sharp as a tack. He is not afraid of anyone. He will flush out all the woke garbage at DOJ and I'm confident that those who violated the law will be pursued.

[mystery-ak]

I was really hoping Matthew Whitaker would get the nod...

[dfwgator]

Trump has been strategic in these selections. They all come from very strong Pub districts.

Man oh man, Gaetz is beyond my wildest hope for AG. He is sharp as a tack. He is not afraid of anyone. He will flush out all the woke garbage at DOJ and I'm confident that those who violated the law will be pursued.

He should go on Joe Rogan's show, that's the best way to see who he is, rather than relying on the Mainstream Media's portrayal of him.

[bilo]

Don't see him getting confirmed.

You know Collins and Murkowski will be hard "nos".

If the Senate won't confirm a recess appointment will work.

Trump has a mandate we haven't seen in decades. He won an electoral landslide and the popular vote. Maga voters have a long memory and Senators know it.

[Bigun]

https://twitter.com/KenPaxtonTX/status/1856805326864949744

@libertybele

[mystery-ak]

Ethics probe into Matt Gaetz now reviewing allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use
https://apnews.com/article/house-ethics-committee-matt-gaetz-mccarthy-935a5ec46816f8310586a2a3d545f8f2

[DB]

It will take someone who knows the law/constitution in great detail to cleanup the DOJ successfully to move it through the courts. I don't think that is remotely Gaetz...

[dfwgator]

Ethics probe into Matt Gaetz now reviewing allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use
https://apnews.com/article/house-ethics-committee-matt-gaetz-mccarthy-935a5ec46816f8310586a2a3d545f8f2

Yep, they are already contacting all the women to testify against him, as we speak.

[cato potatoe]

This had better be a joke.

[libertybele]

It will take someone who knows the law/constitution in great detail to cleanup the DOJ successfully to move it through the courts. I don't think that is remotely Gaetz...

No he doesn't. He has a law degree but from what I can tell really never practiced in a law firm and instead ran for political office.

Hello Trump; Paxton, or Cruz ring a bell????  Matt Gaetz who has several ethics investigations against him is going to clean the swamp?   

[libertybele]

This had better be a joke.

Unfortunately, I don't think so.  Trump is also whittling away his majority.

[dfwgator]

Unfortunately, I don't think so.  Trump is also whittling away his majority.

These are safe districts.

[dfwgator]

No he doesn't. He has a law degree but from what I can tell really never practiced in a law firm and instead ran for political office.

Hello Trump; Paxton, or Cruz ring a bell????  Matt Gaetz who has several ethics investigations against him is going to clean the swamp?   

I think whomever Trump's first AG pick was, was going to be rejected.  This is to ease the path for the person he really wants.  Perhaps Gaetz even knows that.

[libertybele]

https://twitter.com/KenPaxtonTX/status/1856805326864949744

@libertybele

Wow.  Thank you @Bigun   I feel much, much better. 

[Bigun]

I'll say this, Trump isn't playing around this time. He's going right for the throat!

[Bigun]

Wow.  Thank you @Bigun   I feel much, much better. 

    

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Excellent choice.... hang 'em high Matt!!!

[cato potatoe]

Unfortunately, I don't think so.  Trump is also whittling away his majority.

That piece should resolve itself, as Gaetz will not be confirmed. 

[dfwgator]

That piece should resolve itself, as Gaetz will not be confirmed.

I think the purpose of the nomination is more of a Declaration of Intent.     Throws some red meat to the rabid supporters, and softens the opposition up for the guy he really wants. 

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Wow, what's the problem with Gaetz? I thought he'd be a big hit here. I've always respected him.

[Bigun]

That piece should resolve itself, as Gaetz will not be confirmed.

I wonder what would happen if the senate took a week long recess early on next year?

https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII-S2-C3-1/ALDE_00001144/

[rustynail]

I wonder what would happen if the senate took a week long recess early on next year?

With Thune/McConnel will there even be any recess opportunities?

[Bigun]

[corbe]

Matt Gaetz becomes Trump’s sacrificial lamb

By Tiana Lowe Doescher
November 13, 2024 4:39 pm

President-elect Donald Trump‘s early Cabinet appointments have ranged from the obvious (brilliant House Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) as ambassador to the United Nations) to the inspired (Fox News’s Pete Hegseth as defense secretary) to the aggravating (Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) as homeland security secretary). But the former and future president’s announcement that he is nominating Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) as attorney general is Trump’s first pick that obviously, and intentionally, is dead on arrival.

Although Trump will reenter the White House with Republican control of both chambers of Congress, the Senate’s four-seat margin of control, with Vice President-elect J.D. Vance comprising the swing vote for Trump, includes at least two vulnerable Republicans up for dicey reelections in 2026: Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) of the ultra-liberal Maine and Thom Tillis (R-NC) of the swing state of North Carolina. The margin also includes Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), who both brand themselves as more heterodox or independent Republicans.

Perhaps Trump just wants Gaetz as the Justice Department’s top dog, but just as likely are the odds that he is intentionally making the Florida firebrand his fall guy. As a sacrificial lamb, Gaetz’s nomination may be very well intended to fail to give the centrist wing of the party cover when political opponents try to accuse them of rubber-stamping all of Trump’s appointments.

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3229181/matt-gaetz-trump-sacrificial-lamb/

[240B]

Unusual unexpected choice. I was hoping for a powerful experienced "off with their heads" kind of guy.
We shall see?

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Unusual unexpected choice. I was hoping for a powerful experienced "off with their heads" kind of guy.
We shall see?

Gaetz is a firebrand isn't he? I know he had a legal background as well.

[mountaineer]

No he doesn't. He has a law degree but from what I can tell really never practiced in a law firm and instead ran for political office.

Hello Trump; Paxton, or Cruz ring a bell????  Matt Gaetz who has several ethics investigations against him is going to clean the swamp?   

I'm surprised by the Gaetz pick, but am speculating Paxton didn't want the job. As for Cruz, could we afford to lose a U.S. Senator?

[libertybele]

I'm surprised by the Gaetz pick, but am speculating Paxton didn't want the job. As for Cruz, could we afford to lose a U.S. Senator?

No, we can't afford to lose Cruz in the Senate, but he'd make one heck of an AG and one that would enjoy cleaning things up a bit.

[mountaineer]

No, we can't afford to lose Cruz in the Senate, but he'd make one heck of an AG and one that would enjoy cleaning things up a bit.

I agree, Cruz and Paxton would have been very good AGs. Assuming Gaetz is confirmed, I'll hope he can do the job.

[GrouchoTex]

https://twitter.com/KenPaxtonTX/status/1856805326864949744

@libertybele

@Bigun I had thought that Ken Paxton might get the nod.

[mountaineer]

Ari Fleischer
@AriFleischer
With Matt Gaetz at Justice, there won’t be anything left for Elon Musk or Vivek Ramaswamy to do.
I suspect almost every lawyer at DoJ will have resigned before DOGE gets to them.
4:47 PM · Nov 13, 2024


Whatever it takes! 

[240B]

Ari Fleischer
@AriFleischer
With Matt Gaetz at Justice, there won’t be anything left for Elon Musk or Vivek Ramaswamy to do.
I suspect almost every lawyer at DoJ will have resigned before DOGE gets to them.
4:47 PM · Nov 13, 2024

Great dream! I cannot imagine that would ever happen. People in D.C. never resign, no matter what happens.

[mountaineer]

Great dream! I cannot imagine that would ever happen. People in D.C. never resign, no matter what happens.

Least of all, GS-11s and higher. They're not jumping off that gravy train.