One influential right-winger, however, went a bit further in his assessment. “Matt Gaetz is a sex trafficking drug addicted piece of shit,” wrote Ben Domenech in a Substack po

An influential conservative journalist and commentator isn't pulling any punches in his recent takedown of former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who President-elect Donald Trump has appointed to be the next attorney general.

The co-founder of the conservative The Federalist news site, Benjamin Domenech, lit into Rep. Matt Gaetz Thursday, calling him a “sex trafficking, drug addicted piece of s—t” — and warning senators that they’ll have to live with themselves if they confirm him as attorney general.