Matt Gaetz Withdraws From Trump AG Consideration: What Happens Next?

‘It is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance transition,’ Gaetz says.

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) speaks with supporters of Donald Trump in Keene, N.H., on Jan. 21, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) could potentially return to Congress after withdrawing as a candidate for attorney general in President-elect Donald Trump’s second administration.

Gaetz, 42, resigned from his position in Congress on Nov. 13, the same day that Trump announced Gaetz as his selection for attorney general. Gaetz said in a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives that he was resigning “effective immediately.”