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November 15th, Geraldo Rivera on Cuomo to discuss Donald Trump’s nomination of Matt Gaetz for Attorney General. Unqualified for the job? Amongst many ultimately defensible cabinet nominations, why this guy?
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Partial transcript
“Geraldo, do you think Trump might be out over his skis with not just some of these names, but the game? Because if you watch what happened in that senate vote, yesterday for the leader, his guy Senator Scott our of Florida did not get the reception he thought he would.”
Geraldo Rivera: “Well, I think first of all to say that he’s allowed some latitude, is perhaps the understatement of the century. This is not ‘allowed some latitude’, this is an earthquake. This is blowing up Washington DC. And the selection, in particular, of Matt Gaetz to run the Justice department, is a giant, that is the giant F.U. to the critics. Because he’s putting in ….not only is he perennially under investigation, he’s barely a lawyer. He’s never practiced law except for a very short time at a small firm in Florida. He’s never prosecuted a case. This is gonna be the President’s lawyer, this is gonna be the chief law enforcement officer of the country?”