Matt Gaetz faces GOP Senate opposition after Trump selection for attorney general. "He will never get confirmed," a Republican senator, granted anonymity to speak freely, told Fox News Digital. One Senate Republican source simply said, "Ain’t gonna happen," about the prospect of Gaetz's confirmation.
"He’s under investigation by the House Committee on Ethics," Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, acknowledged. "Obviously, the president has the right to nominate whomever he wishes, but this is why the background checks that are done by the FBI and the advice and consent process in the Senate, and public hearings are also important."
"He will go through the nomination process just like everyone else," said Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla.