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One of the lessons learned in the first Trump administration is that you can’t put a regular swamp creature into a position of power and expect him or her to go up against the entrenched machine to the degree necessary. Washington pros still place too much trust in the establishment — or more to the point, the people within the apparatus. And they still play by the old rules.
SoTrumphascomeupwithaningeniouswaytosquish-prooftopofficialsinhisincomingadministration:He’splacingpeopleinchargeofagenciesanddepartmentswhowerepersonallytargetedbythoseagenciesanddepartments.Thesepeoplehavebeef,andthey’recomingtoDCtosettleit.It’skindofbrilliant,whenyouthinkaboutit.
Let’slookattwopicks(sofar)whohaveanaxtogrindandaren’tabouttogoweakatthekneeswhenseriousdecontaminationandreformareneeded.
THEPICK:MattGaetzforAttorneyGeneral
THEBEEF:AweaponizedDOJinvestigationthatpaintedGaetzasa“sextrafficker”
Rep.MattGaetz(R-Fla.)isafar-rightdisruptorintheU.S.House.Heisapain,butheisalsoeffectiveinhisway.So,asisitswont,theleftistBide
