Donald Trump chooses Matt Gaetz for attorney general

| November 14, 2024 | 86 Comments

Donald Trump’s choice of Matt Gaetz for attorney general indicates that the gloves have come off. Gaetz has been critical of the FBI and the Justice Department for the way they handled Donald Trump and other matters. His statements align with those of Trump, who similarly talked about the double standards applied to people based on their ideological standing. Gaetz has also been subject to an investigation by the FBI and the Department of Justice.

From The New York Times:

As a lawmaker, Mr. Gaetz, a graduate of William & Mary Law School, has used his perch on the House Judiciary Committee to excoriate F.B.I. and Justice Department leadership, particularly over investigations involving Mr. Trump.

Mr. Gaetz has been particularly critical of the F.B.I.’s director, Christopher A. Wray. In a confrontational hearing last year, he asked Mr. Wray if he was “protecting” the Biden family.

“Absolutely not,” Mr. Wray bristled.

In 2020, the Justice Department and the F.B.I. opened an investigation into Mr. Gaetz’s involvement several years earlier with a girl who was 17 at the time. Investigators sought to determine if he paid for sex in violation of federal sex-trafficking laws, according to people familiar with the investigation.

During the inquiry, associates of Mr. Gaetz testified before a federal grand jury in Orlando, Fla., but prosecutors ultimately concluded there was not a viable case to level charges against the congressman, who denied wrongdoing.

The investigation focused on a 2018 trip Mr. Gaetz allegedly took to the Bahamas. The girl at issue in the investigation was also on that trip, though by that time she was already 18 or older, people familiar with the matter have said. She was a central witness in the investigation, but veteran prosecutors were concerned about her credibility as well as that of another witness, according to people familiar with the decision not to pursue charges.

The investigation has long dogged him: In 2021, Mr. Gaetz was hounded outside Justice Department headquarters by hecklers who shouted “pedophile” at him.

Additional Reading:

Thrush, G. & Barrett, D. (2024, November 14). Matt Gaetz is Trump’s pick for attorney general. The New York Times. Link.

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HT3

Surprising for sure. I heard that DJT was trolling the Dems for maximum enjoyment (mission accomplished) and that Gaetz will actually take Rubio’s spot as Senator. District 1 is 2:1 R over D, and will be filled by another R in special election to fill the seat.
Tulsi being named named Director of National Intelligence should REALLY scare the DC Swamp. I want to expose St. Barry’s Crossfire Hurricane malfeasance against a candidate/incoming POTUS/POTUS so everybody know how much of a piece of shit that guy is.

SgtM

Hopefully justice for Brian Terry can finally come about. Obama and Holder should be in prison for his murder, they all but pulled the trigger.

Forest Bondurant

^^^This.

Eric Holder lied under oath while giving testimony to Congress. He should be held to account for that.

(Not sure what, if any, statute of limitation exists on that, so…)

Obama should be exposed for what and who he is.

5JC

The Federal SOL has long passed for perjury. However he could possibly still be disbarred.

SgtM

No SOL for murder. They basically gave deadly weapons to murderous cartels. The cartels did what they do, kill people with them. Not a big leap, they are prosecuting parents giving their kids guns who kill people.

USMC Steve

And don’t forget Federal Conspiracy charges as well.

rgr769

They are accessories before the fact.

USMC Steve

There isn’t any limit on it that I can find. And the facts are all there. Holder himself and several DOJ cronies stated that they were not about to do anything about Holder’s various established felonies related to gunrunning into Mexico.

Maybe if we deport him to mexico they might put him on trial for that stuff? Thousands of Mexicans died from those guns.

President Elect Toxic Deplorable Racist SAH Neande

I like that. Send Holder to Mexico for trial.
Nooooww…..how shall we send him? (pause…)
(snaps fingers) I KNOW!
BRING UP THE TREBUCHET!!

Did someone say trebuchet? He may as well havea comfortable ride while feeling the wind blow through his hair.

timactual

LOL
Doubleplusgood.

Anonymous

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Fyrfighter

FUCK THAT GUY!

A Proud Infidel®™

Before Biden, B. Hussein 0bama was THE worst POTUS of our lifetimes!

Odie

Jimmy Carters ranking has improved by 3 spots.

A Proud Infidel®™

Yeah, “Jimmeh Kahtuh” now knows he’s no longer the worst! On the other hand, he IS the only former POTUS to have bowed to a statue of Kim Il Sung!

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USMC Steve

Sorry, Homey da Klown. No fourth term for you. Piss off with your man-wife.

SFC D

Arizona concurs.

5JC

Great choice on Gabbard. We will see how far she is willing to go when they open the lid to the hell that is the DC intelligence apparatus.

Fyrfighter

Burn it down!

Odie

Fyrfighter standing by.

RGR 4-78

The stench from the septic tank is great, when the honey dippers first pull the top.

Anonymous

Target of DoJ hassling to now head DoJ…

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QMC

The angrier they get over the nominations, the more I’m inclined to believe they were the right choice.

CodeMonkey

I agree completely. If those on the other side are not happy with the nomination, then said nomination must be good.

5JC

Not a fan of Gaetz. Really the only bad choice so far. He is suck up DC swamp monster with a host of personal baggage and likes diddlying teenage hookers.

We can do a lot better.

Green Thumb

Word.

Doubt he will last long. Dude seems to be all about himself and as ZERO ethics.

Av8or33

He resigned from congress yesterday, if confirmation doesn’t happen he’s out of a job, that might be the plan all along. Don’t be surprised if Lara Trump takes his seat in congress.

5JC

So he is all in? He better be holding bullets or cowboys.

Fyrfighter

Betting he gets recess appointment.

MarineDad61

Av8or33,
Here’s a quotable to remember….
(Headline) McCarthy says Gaetz won’t get confirmed:
‘Everyone knows that’
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4990312-kevin-mccarthy-matt-gaetz-feud-donald-trump-cabinet/

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USMC Steve

He says, based upon no credible evidence at all…

Fyrfighter

DOJ dropped the Investigstion, and they hate him.. leads me to believe there’s nothing there..

Green Thumb

She was 17.

But, hey, your probably cool with that, right?

USMC Steve

No idiot, and in fact they found that she was 18 at the time and even then challenged her credibility on it. And since there was absolutely no evidence that he did anything with her at all, or they would have busted him, I don’t give a shit at all.

Green Thumb

Idiot?

Dude, look in the mirror.

Most of the shit you spew is below the information line and based on unqualified opinion.

Read the fucking article. I trust you can read.

Here, I will help you out, fool. This is just one. There are more out there from other sources if you go down the liberal media road.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/matt-gaetz-trumps-pick-attorney-general-subject-sex-trafficking-invest-rcna180053

Green Thumb

And it ain’t about charges, moron. Its about perception. Where there is smoke, there is fire.

But that’s cool. An AG pick who is
perceived to diddle little girls.

The standard.

rgr769

Bullshit. That trite saying is false. And is especially bogus when referring to accusations of sexual misconduct. I think we just elected a president that is a victim of patently false accusations.

Green Thumb

17 or 18, huh?

Smoke = fire.

With this guy, no less.

Load-4

Me neither, but it’s a 3D chess move.
He’s carried a lot of water for Trump and probably feel he is owed.
He was cleared of criminal charges by the FBI, but the House Ethics Committee is still “investigating” him. . By resigning immediately, it allows the GOP to hold an election for his seat that could put another Republican in place as early as 3 Jan 25. It also (and more importantly) officially ends the House Ethics Committee investigation. He is now a free man.
As far as the AG spot goes, if he gets the nod, he will be an unrelenting wrecking ball! His ego wouldn’t let him be anything but. If he is rejected by the Senate, he walks away with huge street cred for being denied the position by the “liberal democrats and Anti-Trump RINOes”.
Also, If he is denied the position, he is the sacrificial goat of the Trump picks. The other side can’t let Trump get EVERYTHING he wants. They need to save face.
No mater what, it’s a win.

A Proud Infidel®™

Gaetz’s District is in deep Red State America, so his seat will stay GOP.

26Limabeans

Obviously chosen for the coiffure.

Commissar

Idiotic.

Forest Bondurant

(Speaking of idiots, look who’s here.)

5JC

I don’t know if I would nesaicarily agree with that assessment. Trump is nothing if not canny. As others have alluded to this might be part of another move that isn’t readily apparent. I just think he is not a good choice for AG and don’t care for the guy.

SFC D

Mixed emotions on the guy myself. Time will tell.

THE NEANDERTHAL

Boo hoo – you do not “care” for an attorney that grilled the AG/FBI Director to the point of FJB answers, hmmmm. mccain much?

5JC

Don’t care for attorneys with substance abuse problems and having sex with teenage hookers. But hey, next time you need a lawyer look him up, might be just what you need.

Fyrfighter

OK, wasn’t sure how I felt about his nomination, now I’m all in favor.

Amateur Historian

Ha!

SFC D

Why yes, yes you are! Whatcha doing out of your safe space? Is your coloring book soaked in tears?

5JC

Gotta Give him a break. Shattering all of one’s illusions at once isn’t easy. First he had to hide in his mom’s basement from the Gestapo and their collaborators until he realized they weren’t coming for him because they didn’t actually exist. Then he went on a bender all weekend and awoke with a few condoms hanging from his ass and a lot of soreness down there. After all that guilty pleasure there was a round of self loathing and depression because it didn’t make him feel better. Then he called the crisis hotline and had a good cry with a sympathetic ear until they told him he was tying up a line. Which brings us to now where his sub masochist side has reasserted itself and he needs abuse.

You are welcome.

A Proud Infidel®️™️

I wonder if he hasn’t already gotten a Vasectomy and shaved his head? 😀🤣

SFC D

Don’t forget the blue bracelet, showing his sympathy “for the cause”.

SFC D

That was a literary masterpiece, I applaud you sir!

Odie

Well, he hasnt come by to refute what you laid out, so there’s that.

HT3

Look who just finished shaving their head?

President Elect Toxic Deplorable Racist SAH Neande

“Idiotic”
Who? You? Makes sense then.

Blaster

AWSOME Response!!!!!

Need a crying towel????

Your BS finally lost! The people of this country finally had enough to get out and vote!

Now, the left cost and the North East are shook-up!!!

Well,,, do better!!!and win next time!!

Deckie

Shit and run, sissy.

USMC Steve

Don’t be so hard on yourself dude.

NHSparky

Your side shaves their heads, wears wristbands, and threatening to withhold sex. But WE’RE the weird cult?

GTFOH, Lars.

Hack Stone

And this on the Epstein list? Nope, no need to look into them.

A Proud Infidel®™

One thing is for sure and it’s that Gaetz’s appointment is making swamp heads spin and explode, which I’m certain that’s just what DJT wants to do, so mission accomplished there. Gaetz is also a self-centered abrasive little shit of a personality, and he has made no shortage of enemies, a few of whom are on our side of the fence and are help he’ll need if he really wants to be confirmed. On the other side, Gaetz’s District is VERY deep Red State turf, so his seat will stay GOP, we just hope it doesn’t get taken by a RINO.

Devtun

Looks like RFK, JR for HHS.

Fyrfighter

That’ll spin up the lefties as well. Thwy HATED big pharma till covid, now they worship them.

A Proud Infidel®™

Speaking of leftie pols and Big Pharma, just remember the early China Virus, I mean Covid days when they were howling for nobody to get the vax because they were accusing DJT of profiting from it, but as soon as senile Joe was installed, they screeched for everyone to get it, likely because by then they owned plenty of stock in Pfizer so THEY made money off of it!

Odie

And no law suits allowed against big pharma if if shit went sideways.

Fyrfighter

Can’t see how that’s legal at all. with all the deaths / injuries from the clot shot, President Trump needs to see what he can do about reversing that shit and holding all these clowns accountable for experimenting on the American public

Fyrfighter

exactly. same with masks. Fauci needs to pay for his crimes.

Odie

Short rope, large block of ice, 40* day so it melts slower and walk away.

Fyrfighter

I can TOTALLY get behind that!

HT3

Every time Trump nominates a cabinet member to certain department people from said department threaten to quit? So, so much wining! The DOGE is already making headway with these people quitting. No severance pay…no unemployment…how is this a detriment? What, they think they can’t be replaced? You mean some federal employee holding down chair and sipping coffee is irreplaceable? GTFOH.

Fyrfighter

Yeah, that’s awesome! Our side-saddle governor seems pleased with RFK getting a spot, but he’s a political fucking weasel that’ll do anything to adva ce his career / agenda.. I’m assuming it’ll be him vs hair gell the next Democrat primary..

5JC

They don’t have the intestinal fortitude to quit. In private industry if you threaten to quit publicly because you don’t like your new boss your resume better be up to date because you will be looking for a new job that day.

They have no idea what reality looks like.

USMC Steve

They might as well quit because they are going to get fired in any event once Elon and Vivek get rolling.

Odie

The left, rinos and media all have their panties in a bunch over Goetz nomination, but crickets over these 2 individuals.

Funny that, huh?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GcXUVYiW4AASHdb?format=jpg&name=small

5JC

Libs are going to pass out from hypoxia from the certain to come abortion ban from VA services. Whoever it is that passes out will have never served or not be able to get pregnant.

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Amateur Historian

Tulsi got nominated for DNI (Director of National Intelligence). Why does that sound like a good idea?

A Proud Infidel®™

Matt Gaetz has also on occasion been a toxic little turd in the punch bowl. As I said earlier, he has made many enemies on both sides letting his ego talk for him, and now that he has made enemies of those on our side, if he gets rejected by the Senate his days in DC are over for the most part. Either way, DJT wins!

MarineDad61

Sunny Hostin, Whoopi Goldberg, and The View just had a really bad day.

Minutes after Hostin piled on about Gaetz,
Whoopi handed her a “legal note”,
she was forced to read it on air,
like a hostage video,
then Whoopi immediately cut to a commercial.

Enjoy….

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14104033/Sunny-Hostin-dejected-legal-note-View-Matt-Gaetz.html

Fyrfighter

Not saying he’s guilty, as a DOJ that hates him dropped their investigation, but I do find it interesting that suddenly, contrary to their own behavior, the demonrats are arguing AGAINST random sex and drug use??? Aren’t they the ones pushing to legalize all drugs and encourage all their supporters to get their freak on?? I guess it’s different when a D does it…

5JC

HA-HA!

5JC

Whether this was an easy way to get rid of him or not, it sure worked..

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