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A top Republican Senator has warned fellow party members that opposing former President Trump’s nomination of Matt Gaetz for Attorney General could result in efforts to remove them from the Senate.

Let’s bring you up to speed: Yesterday, President-Elect Donald Trump announced his decision to nominate former Congressman Matt Gaetz as the next Attorney General, sparking significant controversy due to Gaetz’s checkered past. Gaetz, a staunch Trump ally, has been a vocal supporter of Trump’s policies, but his nomination has raised alarms due to past investigations into alleged sexual misconduct, including a Justice Department inquiry into sex trafficking that ultimately did not lead to charges. Additionally, Gaetz faced a House Ethics Committee investigation into alleged sexual misconduct and drug use; however, due to his sudden resignation from Congress, that investigation—previously set to be released as early as Friday—will no longer be published.

What’s going on now: Amid some concern raised by Republicans over Gaetz’s nomination, Senator Tommy Tuberville warned his GOP colleagues, suggesting there could be consequences for those who oppose Trump’s pick. He said, “If you want to get in the way, fine. But we’re gonna try to get you out of the Senate too if you try to do that.”

Tuberville also expressed frustration with Republicans criticizing Gaetz’s nomination, saying, “You’re finding all the swamp creatures coming out right now. Everybody’s got an opinion up here, but at the end of the day, President Trump was elected by an enormous vote, and he deserves the team around him that he wants.”

Criticism from within: Some Republican senators have already voiced reservations about the nomination of Matt Gaetz as Attorney General. Senator Lisa Murkowski expressed her unease, stating, “We need a serious attorney general. I’m looking forward to the opportunity to consider somebody that is serious.”

Senator John Cornyn shared a similar sentiment, saying he was “trying to absorb all this” and acknowledged that his impression of Gaetz was limited to his “public persona.”