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Donald Trump nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services and Matt Gaetz as attorney general. MSNBC’s Ari Melber reports. (The Beat's YouTube playlist: https://msnbc.com/ari Ari: / arimelber Beat merch: www.msnbc.com/Beat5)

Rachel Maddow, Host of “The Rachel Maddow Show” on MSNBC joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to unpack President-Elect Donald Trump’s nominations for his second cabinet, in the wake of selections which include the likes of Robert F. Kennedy Jr and Rep. Matt Gaetz, and how his choices are following a pattern that show his desire to consolidate power within the United States Government. 

Susanne Craig, New York Times Investigative Reporter and Rick Stengel, MSNBC Political Analyst join Nicolle Wallace with continued reaction to the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Donald Trump's cabinet, what the confirmation process could look like, and what his plans for the HHS could look like.   

Former CIA Director, John Brennan joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard by Donald Trump to serve as Director of National Intelligence who has spent her career defending autocrats and dictations, has parroted Russian propaganda, and is setting off alarm bells in the American intelligence community about the risk someone with Gabbard’s reputation and credentials poses to this country. 

Dr. Kavita Patel, former Obama White House Policy Director and Vaughn Hillyard, NBC News Correspondent join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to the stunning news that Donald Trump has selected Robert F. Kennedy Jr to serve in his cabinet as Secretary of Health and Human Services. 

Sen. Alex Padilla, D-CA, joins Katy Tur to discuss whether he believes Matt Gaetz can be confirmed as Attorney General, saying he "can't imagine a worse nominee."

President-elect Trump tapped Matt Gaetz for Attorney General. Former Chief of Counterintelligence and Export Control at the DOJ National Security Division David Laufman and former U.S. attorney Chuck Rosenberg join Katy Tur to share their reaction.

The Washington Post reports the House Ethics Committee will meet Friday with a confidential agenda that many on Capitol Hill believe to be about the investigation into former Florida Rep. and Trump attorney general pick Matt Gaetz. NBC News correspondent Julie Tsirkin, Washington Post reporter Marianna Sotomayor, and Michael Hardaway, former spokesman for House Leader Jeffries, share their thoughts on this and House Speaker Johnson’s latest congressional conundrum. 

President-elect Trump’s choice of former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz as his attorney general sent shockwaves across Capitol Hill. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., shares his thoughts on the Gaetz pick and discusses the final U.N. climate summit of the Biden era.

Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk will lead the new Department of Government Efficiency. NBC News' Vaughn Hillyard, Washington Post senior national correspondent Ashley Parker and former Rep. Carlos Curbelo join Chris Jansing to discuss.