Former U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney-general on Thursday, saying his confirmation was becoming a distraction.
“There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle, thus I’ll be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve as Attorney General,” Gaetz, a Republican, wrote in a post on X. “Trump’s DOJ must be in place and ready on Day 1.”
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