Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., withdrew from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general Thursday, just one week after Trump chose the hard-right firebrand for the job, after sexual misconduct claims imperiled his nomination.

<div class="image-embed__placeholder"><img src="https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/673f705bad9e6f827eb46791/OPED-GAETZ-EDITORIAL-TB/960x0.jpg?fit=scale" alt="OPED-GAETZ-EDITORIAL-TB" width="100%" height="auto"></div><figcaption><fbs-accordion class="expandable" current="-1"><p class="color-body light-text">Then-U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz speaks during the Republican National Convention session at Fiserv Forum <span class="plus" data-ga-track="caption expand">... [+]</span><span class="expanded-caption"> on July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)</span></p></fbs-accordion><small>TNS</small></figcaption>

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Gaetz bowed out of the process as lawmakers are feuding on whether to release a report on sexual misconduct allegations against him.{ai:summary}<p>Former Rep. Matt Gaetz has withdrawn from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general due to sexual misconduct allegations that jeopardized his nomination. Gaetz was initially selected for the position just a week prior. </p><p>#politics</p>

Gaetz Withdraws As Trump’s Attorney General Pick

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