Following the departure of Donald Trump’s attorney general pick Matt Gaetz, who was forced to step down after being dogged by allegations he slept with a high school girl, attention will turn to his defence secretary hopeful, Pete Hegseth.

President-elect Donald Trump tapped former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday to head up the U.S. Department of Justice in his second term—a swift decision but one met with little surprise among many in Trump's orbit.