Among Donald Trump's totally unexpected cabinet choices, none has been greeted with more shock and bafflement -- from Republicans as well as Democrats -- than the nomination of right-wing firebrand Matt Gaetz to head the Justice Department.

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.