Will Republicans Reject Gaetz?
The Daily
11/18/24
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President-elect Donald J. Trump has picked Representative Matt Gaetz to be his attorney general.
Robert Draper, who covers domestic politics for The Times, discusses what the nomination reveals about Mr. Trump’s promise for retribution and how far Republicans might be willing to go to help him get it.
Guest: Robert Draper, who covers domestic politics for The New York Times.
Background reading:
- The attorney general pick has set a new bar for in-your-face nominations.
- A vendetta over the congressional ethics investigation into Mr. Gaetz helped sink the last speaker. The new speaker has moved to quash the report.
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