Continuing his appointments, US President-elect Donald Trump named Representative Matt Gaetz, one of the far-right figures in the Republican Party, as attorney general. News that had the effect of a bomb in Washington.
Shortly after announcing his decision to appoint Senator Marco Rubio, a traditional Republican, to head the State Department, Donald Trump made an announcement that quickly overshadowed the news: he decided to place a of his most faithful allies at the head of the Department of Justice – and not the least.
The Florida representative is a conspiracy theorist who is among the most partisan elected officials in Washington.
This appointment of one of the president-elect’s most loyal allies signals a politicization of the attorney general position and appears to indicate that Donald Trump is ready to move forward with his threats to prosecute his adversaries.
Matt Gaetz himself was targeted by an investigation for sex trafficking and obstruction of justice by the department he is called to lead in addition to being targeted by an investigation by the Ethics Committee of the House of Commons. representatives, yet with a Republican majority.
The House committee wanted to determine whether Matt Gaetz engaged in sexual misconduct and illegal drug use, accepted inappropriate gifts, granted special privileges and favors to people with whom he had a personal relationship, and attempted to obstruct government investigations into his conduct
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Few issues in America are more important than ending the partisan exploitation of our justice system
however, wrote on his Truth Social network Donald Trump, who has spent the last year presenting himself as a victim of legal persecution.
Matt will end the politicization of government, protect our borders, dismantle criminal organizations, and restore Americans’ severely shaken faith and trust in the Department of Justice
he added.
It was Matt Gaetz who led the revolt against former Speaker of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy, despite being an elected official from the same party.
A traditional Republican at the State Department
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Donald Trump and Marco Rubio during a rally in Raleigh, North Carolina on November 4, 2024.
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Marco Rubio, for his part, was on the short list of Donald Trump’s potential running mates. The Florida senator is vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee in addition to serving on the Foreign Relations Committee.
During Donald Trump’s first term, he posed as virtual secretary of state for Latin America
according to the terms of New York Times.
Without being a figure of the movement MAGA of Donald Trump, this traditional and ambitious politician, once critical of the ex-president, has made a 180-degree turn.
Seen as a hawk on defense and foreign policy, a supporter of NATO, he has however diluted some of his positions, particularly in relation to Ukraine.
Donald Trump also named former Democrat turned Republican Tulsi Gabbard director of national intelligence.
