How Trump’s nomination of Matt Gaetz unravelled in just eight days
by Martin Pengelly in Washington from on (#6SD9G)
In a Washington farce for the ages, the far-right Republican has withdrawn from consideration for US attorney general - how did it happen?
Donald Trump decided to nominate Matt Gaetz as attorney general last Wednesday, during a flight home from Washington, where the president-elect had visited Joe Biden at the White House. The pick proved as surprising as it was controversial. Just eight days later, after a week of relentless hullabaloo, Gaetz withdrew from contention.
It was a Washington farce for the ages. But how did it happen?
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