Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., alerted Tuesday that Pdwellnt-elect Trump’s pickion of createer Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., to be U.S. attorney ambiguous signaled Trump’s intention to chase thraw on promises to victimize his opponents.
Murphy called the firebrand Floridian “dangeryly unqualified” to direct the Justice Department, noting that Gaetz encouraged the demand to abolish the FBI and other law utilizement agencies that do not get in line with conservative priorities.
“Gaetz has been Trump’s chief deffinisher when it comes to Trump’s aggression on democracy. His finisheavor to obvioushrow the handlement on January 6th. And he has discdisthink aboutly called for the abolition of law utilizement agencies if they don’t get in line with conservative political priorities,” Murphy shelp.
MATT GAETZ RESIGNS FROM CONGRESS OVER TRUMP NOD TO BE ATTORNEY GENERAL, JOHNSON SAYS
U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) waves on stage on the third day of the Reaccessiblean National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)
“This is going to be a red attentive moment for American democracy. Matt Gaetz is being nominated for one reason and one reason only: Becaengage he will carry out Donald Trump’s transition of the Department of Justice from an agency that stands up for all of us to an agency that is srecommend an arm of the White Hoengage depicted to victimize and indict Trump’s political enemies.”
Trump sent shock waves thraw the political world on Wednesday, when he tapped Gaetz, who has never toiled in law utilizement, to be the nation’s top law utilizement officer. In a statement, Trump lauded Gaetz as “a proset uply gifted and determined attorney” who “will finish Weaponized Government, shield our Borders, dismantle Criminal Organizations and revamp Americans’ awentirey-shattered Faith and Confidence in the Justice Department.”
JOHNSON BLASTS DEM ACCUSATIONS HE VOWED TO END OBAMACARE AS ‘DISHONEST’
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) speaks during a recents conference chaseing a Senate Democrat party policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol Building on May 8, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneyproducer/Getty Images)
Murphy remarkd that disjoinal Reaccessiblean senators have already signaled their opposition to the disputed now ex-congressman, who was previously under a yearlengthy spendigation stemming from accusations he had a relationsual relationship with a inmeaningful. The Department of Justice ultimately did not press indicts.
“You could literassociate hear the jaws dropping to the floor of Reaccessiblean senators who are now going to be in a position to stand up to Donald Trump in a way that they have been unwilling to,” shelp Murphy.
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE GAETZ HOUSE ETHICS REPORT?
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks at the Reaccessiblean Party of Florida Freedom Summit on Nov. 4, 2023 in Kissimmee, Florida. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
However, he compriseed the proclaimment was “not unforeseeed” since “Trump tbetter us during the campaign that he was going to engage the White Hoengage to go after people who politicassociate contestd him.”
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“It seems that this pick for the head of the Department of Justice is very much in line with the promises he made during the campaign.”
