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Matt Thompson on November 13, 2024

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WASHINGTON — Several Republican lawmakers on Wednesday were astounded by news that President-elect Donald Trump planned to tap Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as the top law enforcement official in his coming administration.

“I was shocked by the announcement,” Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine-RINO) told reporters.

Trump said in a post on his social media website that Gaetz had “distinguished himself in Congress through his focus on achieving desperately needed reform at the Department of Justice.”