Donald Trump tapped Matt Gaetz to be his second term’s attorney general on Wednesday, posting to Truth Social that the Florida congressman will “end weaponized government, protect our borders, dismantle criminal organizations and restore Americans’ badly-shattered faith and confidence in the Justice Department.”
In response, Gaetz posted to X: “It will be an honor to serve.”
It will be an honor to serve as President Trump’s Attorney General! pic.twitter.com/dg0iQ0bA6Y
— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) November 13, 2024
The cabinet pick came after the Trump campaign’s repeated critique of the Biden administration’s Department of Justice.
If Gaetz is confirmed by the Senate, he will succeed Attorney General Merrick Garland, who led a sex-trafficking investigation into the congressman himself.