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“I had excellent meetings with senators yesterday. I appreciate their thoughtful feedback — and the incredible support of so many. While the momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition,” tweeted Gaetz.

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Donald Trump has responded to Matt Gaetz’s resolution to withdraw his identify from consideration to be legal professional common within the second Trump administration.

The president-elect wrote on Truth Social:

I enormously admire the latest efforts of Matt Gaetz in in search of approval to be Attorney General. He was doing very nicely however, on the similar time, didn’t need to be a distraction for the Administration, for which he has a lot respect. Matt has a beautiful future, and I stay up for watching the entire nice issues he’ll do!

Per CNN‘s exclusive report:

The woman who says she had sex when she was a minor with then-Rep. Matt Gaetz told the House Ethics Committee she had two sexual encounters with him at one party in 2017, sources familiar with her testimony tell CNN.

The woman, who was 17 years old at the time, testified that the second sexual encounter, which has not previously been reported, included another adult woman. She also testified to both sexual encounters in a civil deposition as part of a related lawsuit, sources said.

After being asked for comment for this story, Gaetz announced he was backing out as President-elect Donald Trump’s legal professional common nominee.

Former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz has withdrawn his identify from consideration for Donald Trump’s legal professional common in his second administration.

In an announcement on X, he stated:

I had glorious conferences with Senators yesterday. I admire their considerate suggestions – and the unimaginable help of so many. While the momentum was sturdy, it’s clear that my affirmation was unfairly turning into a distraction to the crucial work of the Trump/Vance Transition. There isn’t any time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle, thus I’ll be withdrawing my identify from consideration to function Attorney General. Trump’s DOJ should be in place and prepared on Day 1.

I stay totally dedicated to see that Donald J. Trump is probably the most profitable President in historical past. I’ll endlessly be honored that President Trump nominated me to steer the Department of Justice and I’m sure he’ll Save America.

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