Trump picks Rep. Matt Gaetz for attorney general

Picking the outspoken congressman for attorney general is Trump laying down a challenge, writes Anthony Zurcher.

Rep. Matt Gaetz has been a vocal critic of the Justice Department and was not on the 'bingo card' of one GOP senator.

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as his attorney general.

In picking Rep. Matt Gaetz as his nominee for attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump is looking to install a fierce loyalist.

In picking Rep. Matt Gaetz as his nominee for attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump is looking to install a fierce loyalist who has ...

President-elect Donald Trump stunned Senate Republicans by announcing that he will nominate Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz as attorney general.

The role is key to the president-elect's plans to carry out mass deportations, pardon Jan. 6 rioters and seek retribution against those who ...

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, was once embroiled in a sex trafficking investigation ...

Trump has picked Matt Gaetz as his attorney general and former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as his director of national intelligence, ...

The controversial pick, if confirmed, would place the scandal-prone MAGA provocateur in the highest U.S. law enforcement role.

Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz's nomination for attorney general is being met with a variety of reactions from Republicans, ...

Donald Trump loyalist Matt Gaetz offered his resignation from Congress the same day he was tapped to be U.S. attorney general, House Speaker ...

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Rep. Matt Gaetz to be attorney general, he posted on his social media platform Wednesday ...

Decision by congressman, selected by Trump to lead DoJ, means end to ethics inquiry over alleged sexual misconduct.

The attorney general will be tasked with defending a plethora of controversial Trump policies — from immigration crackdowns to anti-abortion ...

In a post on Truth Social announcing the nomination of Gaetz, Trump said: "Few issues in America are more important than ending the partisan ...

Gaetz, a Florida lawmaker who has been under federal investigation, has been a staunch Trump ally on Capitol Hill.

The Florida congressman, a polarizing figure on Capitol Hill, could give President-elect Donald J. Trump an ally at the top of the Justice ...

There was more reaction by Democrats and Republicans to President-elect Trump's choice of former Rep. Matt Gaetz to be attorney general.

As President-elect Donald Trump rolls out his picks for top government posts, his choice to have former representative Matt Gaetz of Florida ...