Former Florida attorney general is longtime Trump ally and was one of his lawyers during first impeachment trialGaetz withdraws from consideration to be attorney generalAnalysis: Those who try to emulate Teflon Trump often come unstuck – just ask GaetzThe reactions to Matt Gaetz’s surprise withdrawal of his attorney general nomination are coming in.First up is California’s Democratic representative Eric Swalwell, who took to X and wrote:“As I said repeatedly last week, Matt Gaetz is never, ever becoming Attorney General.Like ever.”“I had excellent meetings with senators yesterday. I appreciate their thoughtful feedback – and the incredible support of so many. While the momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition.There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle, thus I’ll be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve as attorney general. Trump’s DOJ must be in place and ready on Day 1. I remain fully committed to see that Donald J. Trump is the most successful President in history. I will forever be honored that President Trump nominated me to lead the Department of Justice and I’m certain he will Save America.” Continue reading...