Why did Matt Gaetz withdraw? [Video]

FLORIDA, USA — Former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz, who resigned from the House of Representatives following his nomination for Attorney General, withdrew his name from consideration because he felt that his confirmation was “unfairly becoming a distraction.”

“There is no time to waste…thus I’ll be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve as Attorney General,” Gaetz said in a social media statement Thursday. “Trump’s DOJ must be in place and ready on Day 1.”

Controversy has surrounded Gaetz, a native of Hollywood, Florida, who had been under investigation by the House Ethics Committee. Following President-elect Trump’s nomination of Gaetz for Attorney General, pressure mounted for the committee to release their findings.

The committee’s investigation centered on sexual misconduct allegationsinvolving the former Republican congressman, who has vehemently denied any claims against him. An investigation by the Department of Justice looked into sex …