Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democrat, called President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be U.S. attorney general, Matt Gaetz, 'dangerously unqualified' in an interview.
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., warned Tuesday that President-elect Trump's selection of former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., to be U.S. attorney general signaled Trump's intention to follow through on promises to persecute his opponents. Murphy called the firebrand Floridian 'dangerously unqualified' to lead the Justice Department, noting that Gaetz urged the need to abolish the FBI and other law enforcement agencies that do not get in line with conservative priorities.
This is going to be a red alert moment for American democracy. Matt Gaetz is being nominated for one reason and one reason only: Because he will implement Donald Trump's transition of the Department of Justice from an agency that stands up for all of us to an agency that is simply an arm of the White House designed to persecute and prosecute Trump's political enemies.
However, he added the announcement was 'not surprising' since 'Trump told us during the campaign that he was going to use the White House to go after people who politically opposed him.' CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP 'It seems that this pick for the head of the Department of Justice is very much in line with the promises he made during the campaign.'
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