President-elect Donald Trump sent shockwaves through Washington when he announced his attorney general nominee was Matt Gaetz, a now-former Florida congressman who has built a brand by stirring up controversy and pushing provocative viewpoints.

Gaetz, a four-term congressman from Florida’s Panhandle, has little experience as a practicing attorney and has carved out a reputation for himself in both Tallahassee and Washington as a right-wing provocateur who’s highly critical of federal agencies and deeply loyal to Trump.

President-elect Donald Trump is setting up a test for the new Republican-led Senate on controversial cabinet appointments. They're preparing to stand their ground. Trump did not get involved in the chamber's high-stakes Republican leadership election Wednesday,