Corey Lewandowski, senior adviser to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, shot down rumors that the president-elect’s nomination of Matt Gaetz for attorney general is a red herring, telling Newsmax on Thursday that it’s “not a head fake.”

The Bulwark and Politico reported that Gaetz, eager to sidestep a House ethics report that was set to be voted on for release later this week, would be a “sacrificial lamb” for Trump in the Senate confirmation process for the purpose of getting other controversial nominations passed. Then, Trump would nominate another AG.

“Absolutely not,” Lewandowski told “National Report.” “Listen, when Donald Trump makes a decision, it’s because it’s what he believes to be best for the country. And I support that 100%. This is not a head fake. This is not somebody who we’re putting up only to lose so that we can nominate somebody else.

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