Trump nominates Matt Gaetz as attorney general

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated Rep. Matt Gaetz to become the next attorney general, a surprise choice.

“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 in a statement on Truth Social. “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.”