On Thursday, former Representative Matt Gaetz, a Republican from Florida, declared that he will not be running for president-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general position.
“My meetings with senators yesterday went really well. I value their insightful comments and the amazing support from so many people. Just one week after Trump declared he intended to nominate Gaetz to the role, Gaetz wrote in a post on X, “Even though the momentum was strong, it is evident that my confirmation was unjustly becoming a distraction to the crucial work of the Trump/Vance Transition.”
“I will be removing my name from consideration to be Attorney General because there is no time to squander on an unnecessary, drawn-out Washington dispute. On Day 1, Trump’s DOJ needs to be operational and prepared, Gaetz continued.
Trump appointed Gaetz as his AG last week, but he encountered major obstacles during the confirmation process.
The former congressman was under investigation by the Justice Department for alleged sex trafficking and intercourse with a child, and Trump’s choice of Gaetz raised new questions about those accusations.
Gaetz has strongly refuted the claims, and the Justice Department decided not to charge him at the conclusion of the investigation.
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