Sen. Lankford to Newsmax: Rep. Gaetz Should Get a Fair Shake

Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., said Thursday, he is all for giving Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., a fair shake when it comes to going through the confirmation process to become the incoming Trump administration’s attorney general.

Punchbowl News reported that Republicans don’t see Gaetz even making it to his confirmation hearing, but Lankford said the outlet doesn’t speak for all GOP members on Capitol Hill.

“[The reporter] did not talk to me because I’ve been very clear: Everybody that President Trump puts forward, his nomination should get through the confirmation process, have a full, open process like every single nominee does, and to be able to work through this,” Lankford told Newsmax’s “Wake Up America.”

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