Matt Gaetz says he doesn't plan on returning to Congress
Matt Gaetz says he will not return to Congress after withdrawing his name from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general.
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Matt Gaetz’s withdrawal is good news for Donald Trump, and for Gaetz himself
The system worked. Donald Trump and his loyalists huffed and puffed about breaking the US Senate’s role as a check on bad appointments by the president, but in the end Matt Gaetz withdrew his name with shocking speed from consideration to be Trump’s attorney general.
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The former Florida congressman had a reputation for causing unnecessary chaos — and had few friends within his own party.
Matt Gaetz withdraws as attorney general nominee, says "Trump's DOJ must be in place and ready on Day 1"
Washington — Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz announced Thursday that he is withdrawing his nomination for attorney general.
Matt Gaetz says he doesn't plan to rejoin Congress after withdrawing as Trump's pick for attorney general
There was some question as to whether Gaetz, who resigned from the House after Trump chose him for attorney general, would want to be sworn into the next Congress.
Matt Gaetz and the D-word
Its end, though, came a little more conventionally. When gravity exerted its pull on that now-former congressman, Matt Gaetz, he reached for a tried-and-true excuse that has softened the landing of many nominees who failed before him, albeit for less shocking reasons. He used the D-word.
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Matt Gaetz says he won't return to Congress next year after withdrawing name for attorney general
Matt Gaetz is not coming back to Congress. WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Rep. Matt Gaetz said Friday that he will not be returning to Congress after withdrawing his name from consideration to be attorney general under President-elect Donald Trump amid growing allegations of sexual misconduct.
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Matt Gaetz says he isn't coming back to Congress
"I'm gonna be fighting for President Trump,” Gaetz said to Kirk. “I'm gonna be doing whatever he asks of me, as I always have. But I think that eight years is probably enough
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