Source: The Bulwark
“It is unclear exactly what’s behind President-elect Trump’s announcement that he will nominate Matt Gaetz to be the 87th attorney general of the United States. The simplest explanation is that Trump actually intends to install in the nation’s top law enforcement position somebody who will blindly protect him and his allies from legal jeopardy and use the instruments of the U.S. government to exact retribution on his political enemies. Gaetz certainly fills that bill. It is possible, however, to see more complex strategies at play. Maybe Trump’s announcement that he will nominate Gaetz isn’t a serious attempt to install him as attorney general, but a political favor to Gaetz, giving him cover and a pretext to resign from Congress just days before the House Ethics Committee was scheduled to vote on releasing a report on allegations that he engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use.” (11/18/24)
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-cabinet-recess-appointments-gambit-gaetz