Trump said on Wednesday that he will nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz to serve as US Attorney General.But there's reason to believe his confirmation will be

President-elect Trump on Wednesday announced Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., as his pick for attorney general. News of the appointment was met with a certain level of shock from House lawmakers.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday named incendiary Republican U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz to be his nominee for attorney general, selecting an ally who has faced Justice Department scrutiny to run the agency. "Matt will end Weaponized Government, protect our Borders, dismantle Criminal Organizations and restore Americans’ badly-shattered Faith and Confidence in the Justice Department," Trump said in a statement announcing the selection, which would be subject to confirmation by the Republican-majority Senate. The choice of a 42-year-old congressman who has never worked in the Justice Department or as a prosecutor at any level of government was the latest in a wave of Trump nominations of candidates with scant experience.

The hard-line Republican and Freedom Caucus member becomes the latest addition to the president-elect's cabinet in another move that will shake up Capitol Hill.

President-elect Trump appoints loyal ally Matt Gaetz as attorney general to restore faith in Justice Department.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump chose Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as his attorney general on Wednesday, bypassing more experienced options in favor of a loyalist who has built a national reputation as a disruptor and whom Trump has tasked with dramatically overhauling the Justice Department.

Nov. 13 (UPI) -- President-elect Donald Trump filled more key positions in his Cabinet on Wednesday as he tapped Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., to serve as secretary of state; Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., as U.S. attorney general and former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence.

Many Republican senators were stunned that Representative Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida, had been chosen as the nominee, and expressed skepticism that he could secure enough votes for confirmation.

President-elect Donald Trump stunned Senate Republicans by announcing Wednesday that he will nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., to be U.S. attorney general.

President-elect Donald Trump named Sen Marco Rubio of Florida as his nominee for secretary of state on Wednesday, setting up a onetime critic who evolved into one of the president-elect’s fiercest defenders to become the nation’s top diplomat. The conservative lawmaker is a noted hawk on China, Cuba and Iran,…

Donald Trump picks accused sex trafficker Matt Gaetz to be the next US Attorney General

In picking Rep. Matt Gaetz as his nominee for attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump is looking to install a fierce loyalist — who has been seen as divisive even within his own party — over some of the more established...

Gaetz resigned from Congress hours after the announcement.