Missouri GOP Senator Withdraws From Consideration as Trump’s Attorney General

‘I’m ready to roll up my sleeves and be a champion for President Trump in the Senate,’ Sen. Eric Schmitt said.

Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) (L) talks to reporters with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, in Washington on April 26, 2022, Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) said on Monday that he is withdrawing his name from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for attorney general.

Schmitt, a Trump backer and former Missouri state attorney general, said in a social media post that he informed Trump’s transition team that he does not want to be considered for the head of the U.S. Department of Justice.