Who is Matt Gaetz, the Trump loyalist picked for attorney general?
by Joan E Greve and Lauren Gambino in Washington from on (#6S6VP)
Hard-right congressman led successful charge to oust fellow Republican Kevin McCarthy as House speaker
Donald Trump has announced his intention to nominate Matt Gaetz, a hard-right congressman from Florida known for inflaming tensions within the House Republican conference, as attorney general.
Gaetz, a longtime Trump loyalist, gained attention last year after leading the successful charge to oust his fellow Republican Kevin McCarthy as House speaker. Gaetz and seven other House Republicans joined Democrats in voting to remove McCarthy last October, kicking off a weeks-long scramble to find a new speaker.
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