Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) called President-elect Trump's choice of Rep. Matt Gaetz to be his next attorney general a “god-level act of vandalism.”
In an interview with reporters, Fetterman acknowledged that some of Trump's picks were good, but stopped short of putting Gaetz in that category.
“It's like god-level vandalism just to cause a meltdown,” he says. “But the truth is, the Democrats' opinion on Gaetz isn't really interesting. My colleague on the other side, a good opinion about how the Republicans could justify voting in that election. will give you.”
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President-elect Trump and Matt Gaetz (Getty)
Apart from Gaetz, President Trump nominated Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) as secretary of state and Rep. Elise Stefanik (RN.Y.) as ambassador to the United Nations. Fetterman said these were serious choices.
He also noted that Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Missouri) served as Missouri's attorney general before being elected to Congress.
“He would have been a solid pick,” Fetterman said of Gates' selection, “and he brought a player like that to the table.” “That's nothing but trolling. You're going to get some interesting answers from your Republican colleagues about voting for this mess, or justifying your vote.”
Gaetz could face an uphill battle to win Senate confirmation.
Republicans will meet behind closed doors on Wednesday to choose McConnell's successor.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) criticized President-elect Trump's selection of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) as attorney general. (Getty Images)
“He will never be confirmed,” a Republican senator who was granted anonymity to speak freely told Fox News Digital. “That's not going to happen,” said another Senate Republican official.
Gaetz resigned from the House of Representatives on Wednesday following Trump's nomination announcement.
of House Ethics Inquiry Gates is being investigated for sexual misconduct, illegal drug use and accepting inappropriate gifts.
“Ethics has no jurisdiction once a congressman is no longer a congressman, so if Matt Gaetz is appointed attorney general, For example, ethics investigation [which] Any services currently in progress will be terminated at that time. ”
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In addition to the ethics investigation, Gates at one point investigated by the Department of Justice The (Department of Justice) has been conducting a multi-year investigation into sex trafficking allegations.
Last year, Gates' office announced that the Justice Department had concluded its investigation and determined that Gates would not be charged with any crime.
Fox News Digital's Elizabeth Elkind, Julia Johnson and Kelly Phares contributed to his reporting.
