But, you know, you were willing, as a sitting member of that Congress and the House to, like, go after your own party when you thought that they were wrong. And I think Trump also believed that someone who had been unfairly accused of something and who had endured the grind of that would care about justice. Yeah. Would be really interested in fixing it. I mean, I think that's why President Trump asked me to do the job, is because he saw that I could empathize with those who had been treated unfairly and that I would. (55:29–55:40)
CLAIM
Asserts that Trump believed Gaetz's experience with accusations made him suitable for a justice-related role.
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