In picking Rep. Matt Gaetz as his nominee for attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump looks to install a fierce loyalist who has been seen as divisive even within his own party.

President-elect Donald Trump stunned Senate Republicans by announcing Wednesday that he will nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., to be U.S. attorney general.

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said he will nominate Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as his attorney general, putting a loyalist in the role of the nation’s top prosecutor.