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Gaetz is OUT. Matt Gaetz Withdraws From Attorney General Nomination Amid Ethics Cloud.
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is withdrawing his name from consideration to be the next U.S. attorney general amid allegations that he attended sex parties with minors.
He announced his decision on social media Thursday after holding meetings with some of the senators whose support he would have needed to be confirmed.
“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 wrote.
“There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle, thus I’ll be withdrawing my name from consideration
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/matt-gaetz-withdraws-trump-attorney-general-nomination_n_673f6dbae4b0fc93e3d11bb1
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