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Matt Gaetz Withdraws As Trump's Pick For Attorney General
Former Congressman Matt Gaetz said Thursday that he will no longer seek to be confirmed as attorney general, saying that the controversy surrounding his potential nomination was "unfairly becoming a distraction" to President-elect Donald Trump's agenda.
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