In the early stages of the pandemic, he appeared on the House floor in a gas mask to ridicule public safety measures. When Democrats first moved to impeach Trump in 2019, Gaetz led a group of Republicans who wrestled their way into secure committee rooms to disrupt the investigation.

President-elect Donald Trump's pick of Matt Gaetz for attorney general sent a clear signal that he wants the Justice Department to take a sharp-elbowed, hyper-partisan approach to law and order.

President-Elect Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will nominate Congressman Matt Gaetz as the U.S. Attorney General.

Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) speaks on Day 3 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 17, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo By Andrew Goudsward and Sarah N.

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said he will nominate Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as his attorney general, putting a loyalist in the role of the nation’s top prosecutor.

The president-elect says he'll nominate Republican Matt Gaetz of Florida to lead the Justice Department, putting a loyalist in the role of the nation's top prosecutor.

President-elect Donald Trump has named Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican, to be his attorney general, putting the controversial conservative in charge of the Justice Department as he tries to bring the agency under more direct presidential control.