Trump wants a cabinet full of people who are terrified of defying him. If you judge Trump as taking his lessons directly from the "Dictator Wanna Be Handbook", his choice of Matt Gaetz as Attorney General made perfect sense.
- Choose your direct lieutenants from political hacks who are highly unqualified for the jobs. They will always remain loyal yes men to Trump because they owe their well paid jobs to him.
- In Gaetz's case, he had 2 reasons to always do whatever Trump wanted. In addition to his lack of any qualifications, he had police investigations hot on his trail.
The same can be said of RFK, Jr for HHS Secretary,
Pete Hegseth for DOD Secretary, Dr. Oz, and a host of other flunkies.