'It's a trainwreck': Ex-senior FBI official says Matt Gaetz is more than just unqualified

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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