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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Josh Marcus

Can Matt Gaetz return to Congress after failed attorney general bid?

Matt Gaetz shocked Washington on Thursday with his announcement he was dropping out of consideration to be Donald Trump’s Attorney General, as the recently resigned Florida congressman’s bid for confirmation faced serious questions amid sexual misconduct allegations.

Gaetz said in a Thursday statement on X his nomination had become a “needlessly protacted Washington scuffle.”

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