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Chris Murphy: “Matt Gaetz is dangerously unqualified. This is going to be a red-alert moment for American democracy. Matt Gaetz is…”

On the recordNovember 12, 2024
Matt Gaetz is dangerously unqualified. 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.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Senator Chris Murphy criticizes Matt Gaetz's nomination for Attorney General, stating it poses a threat to American democracy.

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