NBC News' senior legal correspondent Laura Jarrett discusses the impact Matt Gaetz, President-elect Trump's choice for attorney general, might have on the Justice Department.
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump's choice of Matt Gaetz — a Florida congressman who was recently the target of an FBI investigation — to be the next attorney general of the United States sent shockwaves through the Justice Department on Wednesday. 'OMG,' said one current senior DOJ official. A second department official called the selection “truly stunning” and a third labeled it “insane.
6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, which has resulted in charges against more than 1,500 Trump supporters and the convictions of more than 1,100 criminals who took part in the attack, more than 600 of whom were sentenced to periods of incarceration. On the night of Jan. 6, 2021, after the mob had been cleared from the building, Gaetz spread the conspiracy theory on the House floor that the attack had actually been orchestrated by the left-leaning group antifa.
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