Donald Trump reportedly selected Matt Gaetz to be his attorney general because the former Florida congressman most aligned with the president-elect’s plan to clean house at the Department of Justice.

Trump on Wednesday said he will nominate Gaetz for the role of the nation’s top prosecutor.

The former and future president had struggled to find an AG candidate who checked all his boxes, even after listening to the opinions of his closest advisers and aides, the Independent reported.

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