Similar Stories to Gaetz Pick Shows Value Trump Places On Loyalty — And Retribution — As He Returns To Washington on Bing News

By ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has had few defenders in Congress as reliable as Matt Gaetz, who has thundered at one prosecutor after another for perceived bias against the president-elect and emphatically amplified the Republican’s rallying cry that the criminal investigations into him are “witch hunts.” That kinship was rewarded Wednesday when Trump named Gaetz as his pick for attorney general, turning to a conservative loyalist in place of more established lawyers who’d been seen as contenders. In announcing his selection of Gaetz as attorney general and John Ratcliffe a day earlier as CIA director, Trump underscored the premium he places on loyalty, citing both men’s support for him during the Russia investigation as central to their qualifications and signaling his expectation that leaders in his administration should function not only as a president’s protector but also as an instrument of retribution. The dynamic matters at a time when Trump, who will enter office in the wake of two federal indictments expected to soon evaporate and a Supreme Court opinion blessing a president’s exclusive authority over the Justice Department, has threatened to pursue retaliation against perceived adversaries. “Matt will root out the systemic corruption at DOJ, and return the department to its true mission of fighting Crime, and upholding our Democracy and Constitution.

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  • Gaetz pick shows value Trump places on loyalty — and retribution — as he returns to Washington
    WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump has had few defenders in Congress as reliable as Matt Gaetz, who has thundered at one prosecutor after another for perceived bias against the president-elect and ...
    11/13/2024 - 6:37 pm | View Link
  • Gaetz pick shows value Trump places on loyalty — and retribution — as he returns to Washington
    That kinship was rewarded Wednesday when Trump named Gaetz as his pick for attorney general ... Trump underscored the premium he places on loyalty, citing both men's support for him during ...
    11/13/2024 - 6:37 pm | View Link
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