"It is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition," Gaetz wrote on Thursday in a post on X, formerly Twitter. "There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle, thus I'll be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve as Attorney General."
Republicans will control the U.S. Senate 53-47 next year, but it became clear there were not enough Republicans willing to support the controversial nominee.
A Tennessee man who was arrested for his involvement in the January 6 Capitol riot in...
