“President-elect Trump is personally calling senators to press them to confirm former Rep. Matt Gaetz to be his attorney general,” Axios reports.
“Trump is digging in on his embattled and controversial nominee and is sending an unmistakable message to Senate Republicans that he expects him to be confirmed.”
Said Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND): “He clearly wants Matt Gaetz. He believes Matt Gaetz is the one person who will have the fearlessness and ferociousness, really, to do what needs doing at the Department of Justice.”
He added: “One thing about Donald Trump, people should never confuse his support for one of his nominees as a tactical or strategic tool for somebody else. And at least to this point, he’s putting his own political capital behind it.”
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