Donald Trump has nominated Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz as U.S. attorney general, the nation’s top law enforcement official, overseeing an agency that could be used to target the president-elect’s rivals, while himself dealing with several criminal investigations is confronted.

The 42-year-old Republican lawmaker from Florida “has distinguished himself in Congress by his focus on achieving much-needed reforms at the Department of Justice,” Trump said in a statement on Wednesday.

“It will be an honor to serve as President Trump’s Attorney General!” Gaetz wrote on X.

New York Times columnist Ezra Klein noted at Spicer to say this was the largest inauguration crowd ever.”

“These are not just agreements. They are loyalty tests. It’s about the absurdity,” he added. “It also reflects a difference between Trump in 2020 and Trump in 2024: In 2020, Trump did not have the appeal to Senate Republicans … to impose this kind of loyalty test. He disagreed with many of his own appointees. Well, we’ll see.”

John Bolton said that rather than having “loyalty” from those selected to serve in his new administration, Trump would prefer “loyalty,” referring to swearing unwavering loyalty to a feudal lord or leader.

Other notable choices include Fox News host Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense.

President-elect Donald Trump will nominate a former Democratic congressman who has promoted conspiracy theories about U.S. involvement in Ukraine as the next head of the U.S. intelligence community.

In a statement, Trump announced he is tapping former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as director of National Intelligence, a position from which Gabbard will take charge of an office created in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. directing and synthesizing intelligence gathered around the world.

The president-elect said Gabbard, who holds the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Army National Guard, has “fought for our country and the freedoms of all Americans for more than two decades.”

Trump has announced that Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz will be nominated as his attorney general.

“It will be an honor to serve as President Trump’s Attorney General!” Gaetz wrote on X.

Trump said in a statement: “Matt is a highly gifted and tenacious attorney, trained at William & Mary College of Law, who has distinguished himself in Congress through his focus on achieving much-needed reforms at the Department of Justice.”

“There are few issues in America more important than ending the partisan weaponization of our justice system,” the president-elect added. “Matt will end the armed government, protect our borders, dismantle criminal organizations, and restore Americans’ deeply shattered faith and trust in the Justice Department.”

Thune defeated Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, a favorite of Trump allies such as Elon Musk, and Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, who previously served as whip.

Thune was first elected in 2004, defeating former Majority Leader Thom Daschle.

Trump has announced that former Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard will become the next director of national intelligence.

Republicans will control both houses of Congress next year.

The Republican Party held on to their narrow majority, giving them the opportunity to pass much of newly elected President Donald Trump’s agenda.

Democrats have flipped a number of seats, including in California and New York. But they didn’t win enough to make up for the losses of incumbent Democrats like Yadira Caraveo in Colorado or Republicans who flipped the open seat in Michigan’s 7th District that became vacant when Elissa Slotkin won her Senate race. Democratic Reps. Susan Wild and Matt Cartwright of Pennsylvania both fell short.

Many races remain uncalled, but Republicans earned the required 218 votes to retain the House of Representatives.