Among the many decisions that Donald Trump has already made regarding his next administration, one of the most surprising, even among conservatives who support him, is the choice to nominate congressman and loyal follower Matt Gaetz, who is being investigated in a case of abuse of minors, to be Attorney General of the United States.
The President-elect made it known, throughout his campaign, that the Department of Justice under his leadership would stop the cases against him, which, he argued, were politically motivated. And he also promised that he would investigate the groups that had confronted him since he lost the 2020 elections, even threatening the press and some political opponents. For many North American media outlets, the choice of Matt Gaetz, a devoted Trump supporter who agreed to the promised retaliation against opponents, highlights a priority to loyalty over competence.
According to the website “POLITICO”, within the Department of Justice the atmosphere is tense, with older employees “petrified” by the vengeful potential of Trump’s nominee. “This is crazy, it’s just shocking. He’s there for one reason: to carry out (Trump’s) revenge. I’m sure he doesn’t have a great vision for the future of the department. I can’t imagine how this won’t scare people even more,” a lawyer who has worked for decades in the American government and who asked to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation also added to the website.
“There is no plausible justification for appointing someone so sycophantic and so offensive to a position of such importance in this democracy, except to have a puppet and to have someone, as Gaetz demonstrated, who is willing to do whatever Trump asks,” said Ty Cobb , a former lawyer during the previous Trump administration, told “POLITICO.”
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