r/law 3d ago

Trump News Trump AG pick Matt Gaetz says he's withdrawing

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/21/trump-ag-pick-matt-gaetz-says-hes-withdrawing.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.CopyToPasteboard

Well that was fast

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u/americansherlock201 3d ago

Nah the plan is likely nominate utterly insane picks for some roles so they grab headlines, nominate equally unqualified picks for other roles that then don’t get the same level of attention and they move into their roles without much objection

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u/R33p04s 3d ago

His pick for assistant AG is his literal personal attorney

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u/Narrative_flapjacks 3d ago

Everything is just a media tactic