Why Kash Patel shouldn't (but might) be confirmed as FBI director [View all]
(MSNBC) Just one week after Donald Trump won a second White House term, the president-elect announced that he wanted then-Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz to serve as the next attorney general. This was, of course, utterly insane: The Florida congressman wasn’t just manifestly unqualified, he was also burdened by devastating scandals and a lengthy criminal investigation into alleged sex trafficking.
Eight days after the president-elect made his selection, Gaetz withdrew from consideration, recognizing the fact that he faced insurmountable and bipartisan opposition. (Gaetz has denied any wrongdoing and a Justice Department investigation concluded last year without bringing any charges against him.)
In theory, this should’ve taught Trump a valuable and timely lesson: Limits still exist. Many of his outlandish picks will likely be confirmed by a Republican-led Senate, but as the Gaetz fiasco helped prove, the president-elect can go too far and face meaningful pushback.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/kash-patel-shouldnt-might-confirmed-fbi-director-rcna182405
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