The former Florida representative played a key role in the movement to oust McCarthy as speaker.
An ex-staffer to former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said 'justice has been served' following former Florida Representative Matt Gaetz's withdrawal from consideration for U.S. attorney general.Gaetz announced his withdrawal on Thursday, writing that it was 'clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition.' Gaetz has been the center of a probe into sexual allegations. He denies wrongdoing.
When we look at his career as a lawyer it is very limited.'Newsweek contacted Gaetz for comment via email outside of standard working hours.The bad blood between McCarthy and Gaetz persisted, with the former backing the latter's opponent in a Republican primary earlier this year, although Gaetz won the contest.McCarthy, still an influential Republican known as a significant fundraiser, also worked against others who moved to oust him, though these efforts were largely unsuccessful.
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