WASHINGTON –
Former U.S. Consultant Matt Gaetz withdrew his identify from consideration as U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s legal professional common on Thursday, saying his affirmation was turning into a distraction.
“There isn’t any time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle, thus I will be withdrawing my identify from consideration to function Lawyer Common,” Gaetz, a Republican, wrote in a submit on X. “Trump’s DOJ should be in place and prepared on Day 1.”
The announcement got here a day after the Home Ethics Committee deadlocked on releasing a report into allegations of sexual misconduct and unlawful drug use by Gaetz, and after he met with Republican senators whose help could be wanted to turn out to be legal professional common.
(Reporting by Andrew Goudsward, Doina Chiacu and Ismail Shakil; Enhancing by Scott Malone)
