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You thought Pete Hegseth was surprising.

Matt Gates.

Well, that'll knock you right off your feet.

The president-elect makes his choice for Attorney General.

Look, guys, this is not normal.

Senate, you better stop some of this.

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As Donald Trump is welcomed back to the White House by President Biden, the enduring

problems for our constitutional order.

President Trump and J.D. Vance are going to be running the Senate.

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Democrats can win again with Kentucky Governor Andy Bashir. And all in starts right now.

Good evening from New York. I'm Chris Hayes for the past week. It was at least a little tiny bit of an open

question about how the second Trump administration would govern. I think today we got our answer,

and that little window has closed. In quick succession this afternoon, Donald Trump announced

former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard as his pick to be the National Intelligence Director,

and sitting Republican Congressman Matt Gates for Attorney General. Well, maybe not sitting anymore, as Gates has

apparently already offered his resignation from Congress amidst his nomination. Now, both of those

decisions, along with picking the guy from Fox and

Friends to be Secretary of Defense, are, you know, shocking and appalling in their own way.

But the Gates pick is really its own thing. Definitely set off alarm bells throughout Washington.

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