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A Justice Department veteran described how Donald Trump's attorney general nominee could destroy the federal law enforcement agency from the inside.

Andrew McCabe, who became acting FBI director when Trump fired James Comey but was then pushed out himself in what he has called a purge of disloyal officials, told CNN that former congressman Matt Gaetz was chosen to lead the department so he could exact revenge for the president-elect.

Donald Trump's former national security adviser denounced the president-elect's latest nominees as two of the worst in history.

John Bolton, who frequently clashed with Trump during his 18-month tenure as national security adviser and has been an outspoken critic after leaving his administration, condemned the former and incoming president's choices of Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence and Matt Gaetz as attorney general.

During an appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," former FBI senior official Chuck Rosenberg was pressed by the co-hosts to predict what would happen at the Department of Justice should Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) somehow receive Senate approval to become the next attorney general.

In a word, the legal expert said it would turn into a "trainwreck."

While speaking with co-host Jonathan Lemire, who was skeptical of the Florida Republican's chances, Rosenberg was asked, "If Gaetz were to get in, what would that look like?"

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"It wouldn't look good, Jonathan," the attorney replied. "You just mentioned that he is unqualified for the office and of course he is. But, in a sense, everyone is unqualified for that office."

"The work for the Department of Justice is so deep, and so broad and complex nobody comes in knowing everything about tax, or anti-trust, or civil rights, civil work or criminal work, everything from the Federal Bureau of Prisons to the Federal Bureau of Investigations," he elaborated.

"So it is not just that he is unqualified, Jonathan," he added. "You look for three things, I think, in an attorney general, Republican, Democrat, male, female, black, white –– absolutely meaningless unless you have all three of these things: integrity, judgment and independence. If you have those three things, we're fine. And if you don't have those three things, we're not."

"So what does it look like if Matt Gaetz becomes the attorney general of the United States. It's a trainwreck," he added.

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A conservative commentator questioned the constitutionality of Donald Trump's demand to the Senate's Republican majority to give up their role in approving his nominees for top government positions.

The president-elect is pushing newly elected GOP majority leader John Thune (R-SD) to abdicate the confirmation process outlined in the U.S. Constitution as a legislative check on his executive power by allowing recess appointments, and CNN's Scott Jennings said that might be the only way Matt Gaetz could become attorney general.

A conservative commentator expressed doubts that Donald Trump could get MAGA loyalist Matt Gaetz confirmed as attorney general, and a legal analyst asked why the president-elect had chosen the "woefully unqualified" former congressman in the first place.

Trump tapped the Florida Republican, who immediately gave up his congressional seat as the House Ethics Committee prepared to release a report on his conduct with teenage girls, and CNN's Scott Jennings said the choice showed the newly elected president was feeling confident.

Bragging about his total fealty to Donald Trump, U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) made clear he and and the House Republican Conference are in complete lockstep with the President-elect and will do anything to support their leader.

"There's no question, he's the leader of our party," Congressman Nehls told reporters after the President-elect visited with House Republicans Wednesday before heading to the White House for a photo-op with President Joe Biden.

A key legal adviser to President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly in the running to become his next deputy attorney general.

CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins reported Wednesday night on her show, "The Source" that Trump is "seriously considering" naming his lead attorney Todd Blanche to serve as the next deputy attorney general.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) delivered a threat to any Republican who might break rank on confirming Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) as Donald Trump's next attorney general: MAGA will come for your job.

“I don’t know, you’re finding all the swamp creatures coming out right now” to oppose Gaetz's nomination, Tuberville said Wednesday evening on Fox Business. “Everybody’s got an opinion up here but at the end of the day, President Trump was elected by an enormous vote, and he deserves the team around him that he wants. It’s not up to us to determine that.”

Former George W. Bush administration aide David Frum is horrified by many of Donald Trump's proposed Cabinet picks, including Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) for attorney general and former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence.

And yet, he told MSNBC's Ari Melber on Wednesday, all of this may come back to bite Trump quickly — by setting off a protracted fight in the Senate within his party that could put his administration on a weak footing to get anything accomplished.

Retired fighter pilot Amy McGrath added her name to the list of former military personnel who aren't happy about Fox News weekend host Pete Hegseth as the secretary of defense. But more, she feared the campaign that Hegseth would deploy to bring down his opposition.

Speaking to a panel of former soldiers, MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace asked how military men and women would view former generals being court-martialed to enact Donald Trump's revenge.

Former Justice Department officials rushed to denounce Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) as President-elect Donald Trump's choice for attorney general.

MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace quoted some sending out anonymous messages saying, "truly stunning" and "insane."