2024-11-21 14:25:39

Gaetz reportedly tells senators he won’t go after Trump foes – in his first week

Trump’s pick for attorney general attempts to win over skeptical lawmakers amid ethics report controversyThe scandal-plagued former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz reportedly told senators skeptical of his suitability to be attorney general that he would not seek retribution against Donald Trump’s enemies – in his first week on the job, at least.“Look, I’m not going to go there and indict [the former Wyoming congresswoman] Liz Cheney, have storm troopers bust through the studio door at MSNBC, and arrest [the retired public health official] Anthony Fauci in my first week,” Gaetz told senators, according to the Bulwark, a never-Trump conservative site. Continue reading...
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