Trump picks Rep. Matt Gaetz as attorney general

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President-elect Donald Trump has named Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida as his attorney general.

“Few issues in America are more important than ending the partisan weaponization of our justice system,” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform on Wednesday. “Matt will end gun control, protect our borders, dismantle criminal organizations, and restore Americans’ deeply shaken faith and trust in the Department of Justice.”

Gaetz said in a post on X that it would be “an honor to serve in this role.”

The congressman remains under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for sexual misconduct, with the bipartisan commission saying in a rare statement in June that some of the allegations against Gaetz “merit further review.”

It is investigating allegations that Gaetz may have “committed sexual misconduct and used illegal drugs, accepted inappropriate gifts, granted special privileges and favors to people with whom he had a personal relationship, and attempted to obstruct government investigations into his conduct,” the committee said said at the time.

Gaetz has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, including ever having sex with a minor or paying for sex.

This story is current and will be updated.

CNN’s Annie Grayer contributed to this report.