Trump Nominates Rep. Matt Gaetz As Attorney General 

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(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on November 13, 2024 shows US President Joe Biden meets with US President-elect Donald Trump (L) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 13, 2024, and US Representative Matt Gaetz (R), Republican of Florida, speaks during the third day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 17, 2024. US President-elect Donald Trump named right-wing Florida lawmaker Matt Gaetz as his attorney general November 13, 2024, rewarding the loyalty of a staunch ally who has defended the Republican in his legal battles and impeachment fights. (Photo by SAUL LOEB and ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEBANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
This combination of pictures created on November 13, 2024 shows US President Joe Biden meets with US President-elect Donald Trump (L) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 13, 2024, and US Representative Matt Gaetz (R), Republican of Florida, speaks during the third day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 17, 2024. (Photo by SAUL LOEBANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

OAN Staff Abril Elfi
12:57 PM – Wednesday, November 13, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump has picked Florida Republican Representative Matt Gaetz for attorney general. 

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On Wednesday, Trump announced the nomination in a statement on Truth Social. 

“It is my Great Honor to announce that Congressman Matt Gaetz, of Florida, is hereby nominated to be The Attorney General of the United States,” Trump said. “Matt is a deeply gifted and tenacious attorney, trained at the William & Mary College of Law, who has distinguished himself in Congress through his focus on achieving desperately needed reform at the Department of Justice.”

Gaetz (R-Fla.) took to X to respond to the president-elect saying “It will be an honor to serve as President Trump’s Attorney General!”

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