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veterans of the Justice Department are urging the U.S. Senate to conduct a full vetting of Matt Gates. NPR's

Kerry Johnson reports the former Florida Congressman is President-elect Donald Trump's nominee

to lead the Justice Department. But until recently, he was being investigated for alleged

sex trafficking offenses. Trump's selection of Matt Gates for attorney general shocked people inside the

DOJ and even many Republicans on Capitol Hill. Gates is a frequent critic of the Justice Department

in FBI, and from 2019 until last year, he was under federal investigation for sex trafficking.

That investigation ended with no criminal charges, but a separate

House ethics probe had been underway at the time of Gates's resignation from Congress.

Lawyer Greg Nunesiada says the Senate needs to impose a character and fitness test on some of

Trump's cabinet nominations. Trump's floated the idea of bypassing Senate confirmation to try to

install some of his picks during a congressional recess. Carrie Johnson, NPR News, Washington.

The confirmation hearings widely seen as part of a broad test for Republicans who've won the majority

in the U.S. Senate. Republicans will be in control of the White House and Congress

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