In a quick-paced turn of events this thursday‚ Matt Gaetz – ex-congressman from Florida chose to remove his name from the Attorney General short-list for the planned Trump administration (after getting strong push-back from his own party)
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. There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle thus Iʼll be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve as Attorney General. Trumpʼs DOJ must be in place and ready on Day 1
The former repʼs decision shows how party dynamics are shaping the pre-transition process – with many GOP members expressing doubts about his potential role. The quick withdrawal points to Gaetzʼs focus on keeping the transition process smooth rather than starting a drawn-out confirmation battle
The move comes as part of broader efforts to build up the future administration team: which needs to be ready for a quick start. Gaetz who had strong initial backing for the position decided that a long confirmation process wouldnt serve the teams interests