Matt Gaetz withdraws from Attorney General consideration
A former Panhandle Congressman who resigned his seat after being nominated as the U.S. Attorney General says he’s no longer pursuing the job.
Matt Gaetz met with Senators Wednesday, and while he said those meetings were “excellent” and gave him “thoughtful feedback,” he clearly didn’t see a path to confirmation.
“While the momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition,” Gaetz said in a post on X.
“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. Trump’s DOJ must be in place and ready on Day 1.”...
