I’m told Gaetz was not even among the candidates vetted for the attorney general post — those names included Clarence Thomas ally Mark Paoletta and Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey. Most candidates for attorney general don’t feel compelled to seek preemptive pardons from a departing president. Leaving aside his repellent behavior in Congress, Gaetz was the subject of a Justice Department — yes, that Justice Department — probe into sex trafficking of minors. And a man with the power of an attorney general and the character of a Gaetz would be enormously dangerous. Imagine: A Trump-Gaetz Justice Department concocting charges against, say, Liz Cheney.

Source: Washington Post November 15, 2024 20:16 UTC