Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz's nomination for attorney general is being met with a variety of reactions from Republicans, including cautious reservation, praise and pointed criticism.

Matt Gaetz and Donald Trump share an antipathy for a Justice Department they say has been hopelessly politicized.

Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump's polarizing pick to be the next attorney general, has long been at the center of controversy.

Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz's resignation effectively ends an ethics probe into allegations of sex trafficking against him launched by the Justice Department.

Donald Trump has nominated Republican congressman Matt Gaetz to serve as US attorney general, the nation’s top law enforcement officer, overseeing an agency that could be used to target the president-elect’s rivals while he faces several criminal investigations of his own.

Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is president-elect Trump's controversial pick for attorney general. Here's why – and why Trump picked him anyways.

That’s what many in Washington are telling themselves after President-elect Donald Trump’s shocking announcement that he would nominate Matt Gaetz to be attorney general. One House Republican, after hearing about the pick,

Matt Gaetz, recently selected for attorney general, has been embroiled with controversy concerning the alleged sexual trafficking of a 17-year-old girl.

Republican senators signaled Thursday that they plan to closely scrutinize allegations of wrongdoing dogging Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department.