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I think this selection indicates that President-elect Trump was looking for an attorney general whose views were closely aligned with him with respect to the appropriate role of the Department of Justice,
said former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz I think it's just more of a question of the department continuing to be independent and largely resting on the broad shoulders of the career prosecutors and agents that have held themselves to the highest standards.”
And if that means ABOLISHING every one of the three letter agencies, from the FBI to the ATF, I’m ready to get going!”
The Hammer of Justice is coming.”
Advancing the theme of vengeance, billionaire Trump supporter Elon Musk weighed in on the Gaetz appointment with a post that said For the people like the (committee) chairman who put trust in you, I think you let them down. I think you let the country down. You are one of the barriers to the true accountability that we need,
None of us can predict exactly what will happen there,
said Ryan Fayhee, a former Justice Department national security prosecutor He's the attorney general. Suck it up."
But others have backed the nomination, with Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky telling reporters I was shocked at the nomination. This is why the Senate's advice and consent process is so important. I'm sure that there will be many, many questions raised at Mr. Gaetz's hearing."
Maine Senator Susan Collins told Punchbowl News reporter Max Cohen But really the Dems' opinion on Gaetz, that's not really what's interesting,
The main issue with Matt Gaetz is that he used his office to prosecute his political opponents and authorized federal agents to harass parents who were peacefully protesting at school board meetings." ... Oh wait,
Vice President-elect JD Vance pointed to this in his response to Gaetz's nomination, when he said on X ... he added There have been serious, qualified individuals nominated to posts, like [Florida Senator Marco] Rubio or [New York Representative] Elise Stefanik. [Missouri Senator] Eric Schmitt would be a solid choice for AG [attorney general]."
Fetterman said the same thing in a post on X, writing I'm all about counting votes, and I would think that he's [Gaetz] probably got some work cut out for him,
North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis said on Wednesday I will do whatever it takes to get your nominations through as quickly as possible."
Any Republican Senator seeking the coveted LEADERSHIP position in the United States Senate must agree to Recess Appointments (in the Senate!), without which we will not be able to get people confirmed in a timely manner,
Trump posted to X, formerly Twitter, on Sunday It is unacceptable for Senate Ds to blockade President @realDonaldTrump's cabinet appointments."
Cornyn also responded to Trump's request on X, writing How that happens remains to be seen,
If they do, we will stay in session, including weekends, until they relent,
Sometimes the votes can take two years, or more,
It's very rare that, at the presidential level, there's any attempt to influence the course of cases which have already been filed. Those have a life of their own,
While that law passed, and requires the platform to be sold to a non-Chinese company in January, it is easy to see a world in which an Attorney General Gaetz doesn't enforce it,
Kasten told BI in an email
