Matt Gaetz withdraws name from consideration as Attorney General

By Katelynn Richardson | Daily Caller

Republican Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew his name Thursday from consideration as attorney general.

Gaetz wrote on X that his confirmation was “unfairly becoming a distraction” to the work of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition.

“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,” he wrote. “Trump’s DOJ must be in place and ready on Day 1.”

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