Trump attorney general pick Matt Gaetz drops bid in face of Senate opposition

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Former Florida Congressman may be up for major role in Trump’s second White House, avoiding Senate confirmation process
The Independent
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Ever since Matt Gaetz resigned from the House — and subsequently withdrew his name from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general — questions have swirled about his political fate.
NBC News
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Gaetz resigned his seat representing Florida's 1st Congressional District shortly after the president-elect nominated him for the Cabinet post on November 13.
Newsweek
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The eight-day nomination, a brief stint that made it the third-shortest for a Cabinet seat in U.S. history, was plagued by GOP warnings that the polarizing Republican firebrand with a checkered past of sexual misconduct allegations had virtually no path to confirmation.
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