Trump says he is not reconsidering Gaetz as his pick for AG. Experts react

President-elect Donald Trump said he was not reconsidering Matt Gaetz as his pick for attorney general. This comes as lawyers involved in a civil lawsuit brought by a close friend of former Rep. Matt Gaetz have been notified by another lawyer in the case that someone gained unauthorized access to several documents that have not been made public, including a deposition with a woman who says she had sex with Gaetz when she was 17-years-old. Catch up on CNN’s coverage:

0:00 CNN’s Erin Burnett and Manu Raju report on Trump’s refusal to reconsider picking Gaetz for attorney general.

2:36 CNN’s Paula Reid reports on the breaching of confidential files including the deposition of the accuser of Gaetz.

6:44 CNN political commentators Ana Navarro, Scott Jennings and Bakari Sellers discuss Trump doubling down on his effort to get Gaetz confirmed.

13:30: CNN’s Anderson Cooper and a panel of political experts weigh in on Trump not backing down on Gaetz as controversy grows.
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[SpringS]

"First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me."

—Martin Niemöller wrote this in 1937 when he, once was a Nazi sympethizer, got arrested and prisoned by Nazi.
"Wait-and-see" will be too late,
SPEAK LOUDER
SPEAK FORFULLY
SPEAK CONSTANTLY
When we all still have chances

[richardrodriguez]

What about Garland he had an axe to grind against Trump because he wasn't selected to the Supreme Court

[tekman]

Creeps like this always protect each other! Just Gross! My God what is next??

[Dave-olcc]

So, why did Gaetz ask Trump for a pardon before Trump left office?

[johnfox]

Numerous Senators and Congressmen have settled cases QUIETLY and $1.8 million in hush money has been paid to their victims. Do they want ALL ethics reports be released?

[pbuckbaseball]

This should serve as an example, that the GOP is only concerned about groomers when it's not them.

[johnfox]

If they release his or leak his, RELEASE them for ALL Senators and Congressmen.

[GeetarSybilSundee]

The Republicans don't care about this because Matt is a Republican. Different story if he wasn't.

[ubidiboo]

release it!... Americans have the right to know

[sandrahildebrand]

An AG should at the very least respect the law.

[jeanneschultz]

Because Trump is the same kind of guy.

[stephaniespain]

If you have nothing to hide you, hide nothing!! 🕵🏼

[GeetarSybilSundee]

Innocent people don't hide their reports.

[carmenwakefield]

Lady, just because some says someone committed sexual misconduct, doesn’t mean they did. What you should be asking is why there was no investigation at the time

[MeetThaNewDealer]

I’d sooner trust a fox to guard a chicken coop before I’ll allow Matt Gaetz anywhere near the Dept of Justice. Much less allow him to become the next U.S. Attorney General.🤦‍♂️

[tainajohansson]

Mike Johnson owes his position to Gaetz, so shouldn’t he be disqualified participating in the ethics committee’s report case? Gaetz owes Trump owes Mike Johnson owes Gaetz owes Trump owes P owes…? Merry Go Round Corruption US?

[tcphoto]

Typical Trump/Putin playbook, deny, delay any actual action and threaten a legal or physical response.

[LindaPeterson-fp]

OMG his cabinet is looking more like a TV reality show and a sex offenders register!

[manbear]

I want the names of all congressmen who used the Congressional slush fund to settle a lawsuit and why.

[alanbuzby]

Cnn still no reporting on the Laken Riley case . Now America knows why Harris couldn't apologize to the family.