Gaetz Withdraws As President-Elect Trump’s Pick For Attorney General
FILE - Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., departs after speaking during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2024, at the National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Md., Feb. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) – Matt Gaetz has withdrawn as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general following scrutiny over a federal sex trafficking investigation.
The Florida Republican made the announcement Thursday.
Gaetz’s withdrawal is a blow to Trump’s push to install steadfast loyalists in his incoming administration and the first sign that Trump could face resistance from members of his own party.
Trump said in a social media post that Gaetz “did not want to be a distraction for the Administration, for which he has much respect.”