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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)

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)

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