Democrats are criticizing President-elect Donald Trump's decision to nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz as the next attorney general. Follow Newsweek's live blog.
President-elect Donald Trump nominated Rep. Matt Gaetz to be his next attorney general, sending shockwaves across the political landscape as Trump works to quickly staff his new administration. Democrats have reacted to the news, criticizing the decision. Sen. Richard Blumenthal said of the nomination that it is probably ... the most questionable of any so far.' He added, 'I think there will be very broad, deep-seated skepticism about his credibility and credentials.
' Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin called Gaetz a potential 'disaster as the next Attorney General of the United States.' In his nomination, Trump said that Gaetz 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.
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