Let's return now to the presidential transition and some of President-elect Trump's cabinet picks that are sparking controversy.

For that, we're joined now by our Politics Monday team.

That is Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter and Tamara Keith of NPR.

Great to see you both.

Good to hear.

Let's start now with some of the lingering questions over lack of qualifications, some ethical

concerns over some of those nominees. Everyone from Matt Gates, Congressman from Florida,

of course, who is nominated for Attorney General, Pete Hegseff, who is the nominee for Secretary

of Defense. You both know we're waiting to see if that House Ethics Committee report into

Matt Gates will be released or not.

We don't yet know. But Tam, what do you think? Because Republican senators are saying they want to see it.

Will we see it? Yeah. And Republican senators are also saying he deserves a fair hearing.

Well, a fair hearing involves being asked difficult questions under oath with cameras rolling.

Now, Matt Gates is someone who has proven to have a very high pain tolerance in politics,

an incredibly high pain tolerance.

He is willing to pick the fights.

He is willing to have almost every member of the House openly hate him.

He is totally okay with that.

He enjoys being sort of a Trump-era supervillain, and he leans into it.

So whether that report is released or not, I don't have any great insight.

I will say that someone who served in the Trump administration on NPR's air this morning

said,

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