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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general on Thursday, saying his confirmation was becoming a distraction.
“There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle, thus I’ll be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve as Attorney General,” Gaetz, a Republican, wrote in a post on X. “Trump’s DOJ must be in place and ready on Day 1.”
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The announcement came a day after the House Ethics Committee deadlocked on releasing a report into allegations of sexual misconduct and illegal drug use by Gaetz, and after he met with Republican senators whose support would be needed to become attorney general.
(Reporting by Andrew Goudsward, Doina Chiacu and Ismail Shakil; Editing by Scott Malone)
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