Trump's terrible judgment is to blame for Matt Gaetz drama: Richey

Trump’s nomination of Gaetz tells us a lot about the incoming president’s priorities, and they have nothing to do with the law. — Image credit: Getty Images

One of President-elect Trump’s most controversial nominations was for former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., as U.S. attorney general. Gaetz’s nomination met stiff resistance in the Senate from both parties, forcing him to withdraw. Gaetz had been accused of sex trafficking, illicit drug use, statutory rape, and numerous ethics violations in the House.

Watch the above video as Straight Arrow News contributor Dr. Rashad Richey recaps the controversy surrounding Matt Gaetz’s nomination and what he says this story tells us about Donald Trump himself.

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The following is an excerpt from the above video:

And here’s the other dynamic, here’s what’s interesting. I don’t think this is so much about you, Matt. It’s about the judgment of the incoming commander in chief.

You see, Donald Trump is the one who made the selection. It is Matt Gaetz who decided to withdraw. You have to ask yourself the question, the judgment of Donald Trump is to blame, correct? Why would someone make such a decision? Why would a president of the United States literally appoint a man to be the top cop, knowing credible allegations are against him for some of the most horrific crimes you can imagine in the United States of America?

Why would that guy ever be considered to be in charge of the largest law enforcement apparatus in the nation? That is the actual question.

Yeah. Okay. So Matt Gaetz selected by Donald Trump to become the Attorney General of the United States of America. However, Matt Gaetz then decides to withdraw, claiming that he is going to do this for the good of the Trump Vance team, and the DOJ needs to be ready on day one, sir, come on, let’s be real. Number one, you left the Congress so that you can avoid them having jurisdictional authority to release the investigation that they had done on you in reference to the alleged sex trafficking of minors and the alleged alleged cocaine use, so we know good damn well why you did it now you have successfully. Mr. Gates avoided that kind of smoke this week, and the news is about the Ag selection, because Trump decided to pick you. You have now withdrawn from consideration,

so you have no job in the Congress. You’re not going to be the AG, I’m sure, knowing you, Matt, you have made some kind of sweetheart deal to possibly avoid prosecution, maybe a Trump pardon, maybe something from the DOJ office, whoever actually holds the rank in the future. But that report, sir, is coming. It’s going to come out, obviously. And here’s the other dynamic, here’s what’s interesting.

I don’t think this is so much about you, Matt. It’s about the judgment of the

incoming commander in chief. You see Donald Trump is the one who made the selection. It is Matt Gaetz who decided to withdraw. You have to ask yourself the question,

the judgment of Donald Trump

is to blame, correct? Why would someone make such a decision? Why would a President of the United States literally appoint a man to be the top cop, knowing credible allegations are against him for some of the most horrific crimes you can imagine in the United States of America, why would that guy ever be considered to be in charge of the largest law enforcement apparatus in the nation? That is the actual question. You.