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Matt Gaetz arrives before President-elect Donald Trump speaks during an America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Gaetz won’t return to Congress after abandoning attorney general nomination

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., left, and Vice President-elect Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, walk together after leaving Vance's office on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Vance takes on a more visible transition role as he works to boost Trump’s most controversial picks

By Jill Colvin and Stephen Groves - Associated Press

Representative Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., listens as former President Donald Trump talks with the media at Manhattan criminal court in New York, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. (Jeenah Moon/Pool Photo via AP)

Bondi replaces Gaetz as Trump’s pick for attorney general, removes ‘distraction’

By Jeff Mordock, Seth McLaughlin and Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Then-Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., questions Attorney General Merrick Garland during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Department of Justice, June 4, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Former Rep. Gaetz's abrupt withdrawal from consideration to lead the Justice Department on Thursday was met with mixed reactions in the Senate, where some Republicans were glad the brief but dramatic saga was over, while others were stunned.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Gaetz’s withdrawal earns mixed reactions of relief, surprise from Senate Republicans

By Alex Miller and Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he would nominate former Rep. Matt Gaetz for attorney general, a surprise pick that blindsided even some Republicans on Capitol Hill who raised doubts about his confirmation. Mr. 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 Mr. Trump’s agenda. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Why Matt Gaetz withdrew bid for Attorney General

By The Washington Times Newsroom

Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at First Horizon Coliseum, Nov. 2, 2024, in Greensboro, NC. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump says Bondi, his new pick for attorney general, will refocus DOJ and make America safe again

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., closes a door to a private meeting with Vice President-elect JD Vance and Republican Senate Judiciary Committee members, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Dems call on FBI to release Gaetz file

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Matt Gaetz arrives before President-elect Donald Trump speaks during an America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Divided House Ethics Committee doesn’t release Gaetz report

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Vice President-elect JD Vance, still a Republican senator from Ohio, walks from a private meeting with President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP senators say meeting with Gaetz, Vance went well

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., closes a door to a private meeting with Vice President-elect JD Vance and Republican Senate Judiciary Committee members, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Gaetz meets with GOP senators on nomination as ethics panel declines to release report

By Mallory Wilson and Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., questions Attorney General Merrick Garland during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Department of Justice, Tuesday, June 4, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Unauthorized person accessed file with confidential testimony about Matt Gaetz, lawyer says

By Alanna Durkin Richer - Associated Press

Matt Gaetz arrives before President-elect Donald Trump speaks during an America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Voters OK with Trump Cabinet picks except for Gaetz, poll shows

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Merrick Garland's thoughts on Matt Gaetz as attorney general illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

Trump’s revenge: Gaetz as attorney general

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., arrives during the second day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum, July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump says he’s sticking with Gaetz despite allegations of paying for sex

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., arrives during the second day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum, July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Voters OK with Trump Cabinet picks except for Gaetz; Democrats urge release of ethics report

By Seth McLaughlin and Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Elon Musk speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Musk backs Gaetz, says various accusations are ‘worth less than nothing’

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., as he arrives to speak at a meeting with the House GOP conference, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Johnson says ethics report on Gaetz hasn’t come up in conversations with Trump

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Matt Gaetz talks before President-elect Donald Trump speaks during an America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Ex-prosecutor says Gaetz would fail background check for DOJ job

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Matt Gaetz talks before President-elect Donald Trump speaks during an America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Speaker Johnson presses Ethics Committee not to release report on Gaetz

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., departs after speaking during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2024, at the National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Md., Feb. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Christian conservative group presses Trump to yank Matt Gaetz’s nomination

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times