Trump s Recess-Appointment Scheme – WSJ

Republicans regained the U.S. Senate last week with a decent majority, 53 seats, so it was strange the other day when President-elect Trump issued a pre-emptive demand that his own party let him make recess appointments, without which we will not be able to get people confirmed in a timely manner. It s easier to make sense of this brainstorm now that Mr. Trump says his nominee for Attorney General is the regrettable Rep. Matt Gaetz.

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Gaetz would set a sort of lower bound on the character required for public office, one could say. That would be a positive development. Yes, the Democrats deeply deserve a Gaetz-like AG, but Republicans can surely do better.