Matt Gaetz announced the decision in a post on the X platform a day after he met with Republican senators to persuade them to approval of your candidacy.
“I appreciate their thoughtful opinions – and the incredible support of so many people. (…) It is clear that the issue of my confirmation unfairly distracted from key team work Trump/Vance transition,” Gaetz wrote in a comment on X, just a week after Trump announced plans to nominate Gaetz for the position of prosecutor general.
Matt Gaetz, Trump's nominee. “Can't wait”
On Wednesday, Gaetz and the president-elect assured that the congressman will become head of the Ministry of Justice and prosecutor general. Gaetz is one of the most controversial congressmen who was the subject of an investigation FBI and the House of Representatives Ethics Committee regarding allegations of payment for sex with a 17-year-old girl.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump praised Gaetz and said the Republican performed “very well” during the confirmation process.
“I really appreciate Matt Gaetz's recent efforts he sought confirmation for the office of attorney general. He did very well, but at the same time he did not want to distract the attention of the administration, for which he has great respect. Matt has a great future and I can't wait to see all the great things he will do!” wrote the president-elect.
Matt Gaetz resigned. This is a “very harmful” report
42-year-old politician from Florida resigned from his seat in the House of Representatives right after Trump announced his nomination.
The media and politicians speculated that this decision was dictated a desire to avoid publication of the report from the ethics committee's investigation into his case.
Despite this, Democratic representatives submitted a motion on Wednesday forcing a vote on the publication of the report.
Document, based, among others, on women's testimonieswith whom Gaetz had relationships, was – according to leaks – “very harmful” to the politician, although the federal prosecutor's office decided not to charge him in this case.
USA. Congressman Gaetz withdrew his candidacy for attorney general
Last year senator Markwayne Mullinwhich after the announcement Gaetz's nomination supported his candidacy – he told CNN that the politician showed other congressmen photos of women with whom he had sex and talked about mixing drugs with energy drinks during parties.
The congressman is one of the most important advocates of the MAGA movementknown for his controversial statements. In 2023, he contributed to the recall, thanks to the votes of the far right, of the Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives Kevina McCarthy's ego.
McCarthy claimed it was revenge for that he did not agree to discontinue the investigation the House Ethics Committee.
“He's banned from coming within 100 meters of the school,” McCarthy joked during a briefing at the Republican convention in Milwaukee in July 2024.
White House. The position of attorney general in the United States
They declared open dislike for the politician many Republican senatorswhose consent is required to take up the position. As the Wall Street Journal reported last week, for voting against his party colleague even 30 of 53 Republican senators were ready.
The position of the prosecutor general is one of the most important jobs in the office president.
According to custom, he exercises independence from the head of state supervision of the Ministry of Justice and directs federal investigations.
Gaetz's critics feared that the republican will politicize the prosecutor's officeas a result of which it will become a tool of political revenge against opponents Donald Trump.