After meeting with US senators on Capitol Hill, Gaetz determined that his nomination was 'becoming a distraction to the critical work' of the new Trump administration, he explained on X. 'There's a sense of relief about it of course, I think he did a pretty noble thing frankly, an honorable thing by getting out himself,' said Republican senator from North Dakota, Kevin Cramer. A lawyer who represents two women who say they were paid by Gaetz for * also said his clients are 'relieved to have this chapter behind them'
Matt Gaetz withdraws from consideration to be Trump’s attorney general
Those who try to emulate Teflon Trump often come unstuck – just ask Gaetz
