Article 6SE17 Matt Gaetz will not return to Congress after dropping attorney general bid

Matt Gaetz will not return to Congress after dropping attorney general bid

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Martin Pengelly in Washington
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Former House representative said he will pursue other goals and continue to fight for Donald Trump

Matt Gaetz, the former Florida representative who this week withdrew from consideration to be US attorney general under Donald Trump, said on Friday he would not seek to return to Congress.

I'm still going to be in the fight but it's going to be from a new perch," Gaetz told the rightwing podcaster and radio host Charlie Kirk. I do not intend to join the 119th Congress."

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