Matt Gaetz withdraws as Trump’s nominee for attorney general over sex scandals

Matt Gaetz withdraws as Trump’s nominee for attorney general over sex scandals

Matt Gaetz announced on Thursday that he is withdrawing his name from consideration for President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. attorney general. In a statement posted on the social media platform X, Gaetz explained: “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’s candidacy was severely undermined by scandals involving allegations of sex with minors and illegal drug use, and other ethical breaches. Earlier on Thursday, new claims emerged that he had engaged in a second sexual encounter with a minor.

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