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Matt Gaetz, Trump’s pick to oversee Jan. 6 cases, backed rioters and spread conspiracy theories

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Matt Gaetz , the Florida Republican who Donald Trump wants to be the next attorney general, has spread lies about the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol .

He has championed the cause of the defendants whose cases he would oversee if confirmed to the job.

Gaetz could order prosecutors to dismiss ongoing cases, seek low or no prison sentences for rioters.

Gaetz hired Beattie as a senior adviser after he was fired by the Trump administration for attending a conference with white nationalists.

Gaetz has also spread a right-wing conspiracy theory about Ray Epps , a Trump supporter who was baselessly accused of being a federal operative.

In 2023 , Gaetz attended a rally held for Jan. 6 rioters outside of the D.C. jail where a limited number of those have been held pretrial.

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