Republican Virginia Lawyer Common Jason Miyares stated he anticipates “a lot more common sense to come out of Washington” with a Trump presidency forward.
With President-elect Donald Trump heading to the Oval in January, Miyares stated he seems to be ahead to the administration rolling again “the overly burdensome regulations that have impacted so many Americans these last four years.”
“Everything from the OSHA vaccine mandate . . . to a pretty radical interpretation of Title IX to essentially say that now biological boys are allowed to be on women’s sports teams,” Miyares advised Fox Information Digital. “So I anticipate you’re going to see a lot more common sense to come out of Washington and come out of the administration.”
Miyares stated he anticipates plenty of new developments with the brand new Republican administration, and “we look forward to seeing it.”
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Following his win, Trump and his group have already began to announce numerous Cupboard nominations and coverage expectations. Amongst them have included Trump’s announcement that he can be nominating Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz to be the subsequent lawyer common.
Miyares didn’t immediately touch upon Gaetz because the potential head of the Justice Division, however clarified that he additionally seems to be ahead to working with the brand new AG.
“We’re going to work with the attorney general,” Miyares stated. “I know that’s why we have the Senate to advise and consent.”
“But this is what I would say — the new administration and who they’re going to put in elevated leadership is, again, I think, going to be fundamentally different than I think some of the real left-wing ideology that we’ve seen pushed down by the Biden administration,” Miyares continued.
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Miyares not too long ago made headlines after difficult a decrease court docket’s ruling ordering the state to revive the names of roughly 1,600 potential noncitizens to its voter rolls forward of the Nov. 5 election.
Miyares, together with Gov. Glenn Youngkin, remained steadfast after the Division of Justice initially sued them over the voter removals, arguing that the state’s course of was “individualized” and carried out in accordance with state and federal regulation.
Miyares is up for re-election in 2025 however has but to announce any formal plans for operating once more. Two Democrats have already introduced their plans to run for the publish, together with former Virginia delegate Jay Jones and Henrico County Commonwealth’s Lawyer Shannon Taylor. Each have voiced their criticisms of Gaetz’s nomination on social media.
“When I am Virginia’s next Attorney General, you better believe I’ll be taking on Matt Gaetz’s overreach in court. We are going to hold this Administration accountable for Virginia families,” Jones wrote on X.
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“Matt Gaetz, who was investigated by law enforcement for sex trafficking and who has been under investigation by the House Ethics Committee (a Republican-led committee in a Republican-majority House) was nominated by President-Elect Trump as the next US Attorney General,” Taylor wrote on X.
“I call on Attorney General Miyares @JasonMiyaresVA who is the highest legal officer in our Commonwealth, to oppose this appointment and to call on President Elect-Trump to instead nominate an Attorney General who is above reproach as opposed to a man under ethics investigation himself.”
Trump first introduced his intentions to appoint Gaetz as AG in a Reality Social publish on Wednesday, saying Gaetz “has distinguished himself in Congress through his focus on achieving desperately needed reform at the Department of Justice.”
Gaetz then confirmed the nomination on the social media website X, including, “It will be an honor to serve as President Trump’s Attorney General!”
Shortly after the announcement, Gaetz resigned from his publish in Congress, Home Speaker Mike Johnson introduced.
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Republicans have already signaled considerations over Gaetz’s potential appointment. He was beforehand below a yearlong DOJ investigation stemming from accusations that he had had a sexual relationship with a minor, however the division in the end didn’t press costs.
Fox Information’ Elizabeth Elkind and Kelly Phares contributed to this report.