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return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Some of the conservative movement&rsquo;s biggest names endorsed Matt Gaetz to become America&rsquo;s next <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-before-2020-election-is-certified\/\" title=\"BREAKING: AG Barr Authorizes Federal Prosecutors to Pursue &quot;Substantial Allegations&quot; of Voting Irregularities Before 2020 Election is Certified\">attorney general<\/a> on Tuesday, giving the Florida congressman a major boost following his <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/14\/we-need-to-take-a-wrecking-ball-to-the-doj-matt-gaetz-is-just-the-man-for-the-job\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nomination<\/a> to the position last week.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Under the tenure of Biden&rsquo;s Attorney General Merrick Garland, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has become a rabidly partisan, politically weaponized agency used by the president to wage lawfare against his political opponents. The agency is urgently in need of reform,&rdquo; the Tuesday <a href=\"https:\/\/conservativeactionproject.com\/conservatives-support-the-confirmation-of-rep-matt-gaetz-to-attorney-general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a> signed by dozens of prominent conservative leaders reads. &ldquo;We believe Matt Gaetz can and will do a superb job of returning the agency to its proper role of impartially representing the American justice system.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-bbedadb75fb498a7e2cf18b34fa530aa fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-bbedadb75fb498a7e2cf18b34fa530aa\"><\/div>\n<p>The signees of the official endorsement include former Sen. Jim DeMint, Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts, Citizens United President David Bossie, and Media Research Center Founder and President Brent Bozell. Conservative Partnership Insitute Senior Fellow Cleta Mitchell, Tea Party Patriots Citizen Fund Chair Jenny Beth Martin, and Becky Norton Dunlop &mdash; who served as an adviser to President Ronald Reagan &mdash; are also listed as signatories.<\/p>\n<p>Since being tapped by President-elect Trump to serve as attorney general for his second administration, Gaetz has come under increasing attacks from some of Washington, D.C.&rsquo;s worst offenders. <\/p>\n<p>Former National Security Adviser <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/john-bolton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John Bolton<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/14\/john-bolton-asks-deep-state-to-deep-six-trump-nominees-before-they-fix-corrupt-intel-agencies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a> NewsNation last week the FBI should be deployed to investigate Gaetz and incoming Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard before they&rsquo;re considered by the Senate to, as The Hill later <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/national-security\/4989810-bolton-calls-for-fbi-investigations-before-gaetz-gabbard-confirmations\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">summarized<\/a> it, &ldquo;send a message to China that the U.S. is serious about its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-got-it-newsmax-reporter-emerald-robinson-national-security-source-confirms-a-piece-of-hardware-has-been-secured-in-germany\/\" title=\"We Got It! - Newsmax Reporter Emerald Robinson: National Security Source Confirms &quot;A Piece of Hardware Has Been Secured&quot; in Germany\">national security<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think either [Gabbard] or Matt Gaetz ought to have a confirmation hearing until they have both had full-field FBI investigations,&rdquo; Bolton said. &ldquo;And then I think the Chinese would say, &lsquo;Maybe they are serious.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-96f51db00a6953ae5c4adcc3af3fab16 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-96f51db00a6953ae5c4adcc3af3fab16\"><\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, Texas Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/john-cornyn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John Cornyn<\/a> &mdash; who lost his bid to become Republicans&rsquo; next Senate majority leader &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/15\/deep-state-hack-john-cornyn-signals-hell-sabotage-trump-ag-pick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">signaled<\/a> last week that he would attempt to sabotage Gaetz&rsquo;s nomination based on an unsubstantiated hoax implicating the Florida congressman in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">allegations involving child sex trafficking<\/a>. As The Federalist&rsquo;s Mollie Hemingway recently <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/17\/house-probe-into-matt-gaetz-relies-on-witnesses-doj-found-lacked-credibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>, however, the Justice Department &ldquo;dropped its investigation into the same claims&rdquo; about Gaetz years ago &ldquo;on the grounds that the two central witnesses had&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2022\/09\/23\/gaetz-no-charges-sex-trafficking\/\">serious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grassley-demands-doj-fbi-update-status-of-investigation-into-kavanaughs-fraudulant-accusers\/\" title=\"Grassley Demands DOJ, FBI Update Status Of Investigation Into Kavanaugh\u2019s \u2018Fraudulant\u2019 Accusers\">credibility issues<\/a><\/a>.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yet these are the same two central witnesses the House Ethics Committee has relied on for its critical report of Gaetz &mdash; the same report it is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/woman-testified-house-ethics-committee-gaetz-sex-17\/story?id=115867555\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">leaking to compliant reporters<\/a>&nbsp;as part of a coordinated effort to thwart his nomination as President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s next attorney general,&rdquo; Hemingway wrote.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[READ:[READ:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/17\/house-probe-into-matt-gaetz-relies-on-witnesses-doj-found-lacked-credibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">House Probe Into Matt Gaetz Relies On Witnesses DOJ Found Lacked Credibility<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In their <a href=\"https:\/\/conservativeactionproject.com\/conservatives-support-the-confirmation-of-rep-matt-gaetz-to-attorney-general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a> &ldquo;strongly support[ing]&rdquo; Gaetz&rsquo;s nomination and &ldquo;urg[ing]&rdquo; the Senate to &ldquo;swift[ly]&rdquo; confirm him as attorney general, the aforementioned conservative leaders highlighted how the Florida Republican &ldquo;has routinely been aggressive and prepared for his constitutional role in Congress, overseeing the Department of Justice from his seat on the House Judiciary Committee.&rdquo; They further praised Gaetz for using his position to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-house-judiciary-republicans-demand-nadler-schedule-hearing-with-dhs-secretary-mayorkas-amid-ongoing-border-crisis\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: House Judiciary Republicans Demand Nadler Schedule Hearing With DHS Secretary Mayorkas Amid Ongoing Border Crisis\">conduct proper oversight<\/a> of the DOJ and noted that he &ldquo;has been the most active member of the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, appearing at more depositions and transcribed interviews, and in more hearings, than any other member.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1b77e0556e108c4f161f96ac1f2dc9b4 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1b77e0556e108c4f161f96ac1f2dc9b4\"><\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Matt Gaetz has demonstrated the tenacity, courage, and intellect required to manage the DOJ competently and effectively&ndash;and most importantly, he has the trust of President-elect Trump to carry out this task,&rdquo; the statement reads. &ldquo;We firmly support him in this mission. The Senate must confirm him without delay.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-6c063eecb503296c1483695277515f0e fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-6c063eecb503296c1483695277515f0e\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He previously served as a state content writer for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. 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