Trump goes back to drawing board for attorney general after Gaetz withdrawal

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President-elect Donald Trump is once again weighing contenders for attorney general after former Rep. Matt Gaetz, his top choice, announced Thursday that he was removing himself from consideration.

Prior to nominating Gaetz, Trump’s short list of attorney general prospects had included several others, but he tapped at least two of them, John Ratcliffe and Matt Whitaker, for different roles in his administration.

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