Former Florida representative Matt Gaetz has announced he is withdrawing as President-elect Donald Trumps nominee for Attorney General.
Gaetz announced this on Thursday, citing what he described as the distraction his nomination had caused following a swirl of allegations about paying underage women for sex.
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.
There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle, thus Ill be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve as Attorney General. Trumps DOJ must be in place and ready on Day 1.
DAILY POST reports that federal investigators in the United States had traced a network of payments involving Gaetz and numerous associates.
