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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Andrew Feinberg

Matt Gaetz as attorney general sounds like a liberal’s worst nightmare. But the reality is a little different

President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Floridian firebrand Matt Gaetz for Attorney General has sent shockwaves through the Department of Justice and the rest of Washington. The former congressman is now girding for what promises to be a rough-and-tumble confirmation battle.

Gaetz, 42, who had represented Florida’s first congressional district since January 2017, resigned from his safe House seat shortly after Trump announced that he’d be nominating him to be the nation’s top law enforcement officer.

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