Matt Gaetz, the embattled former Florida congressman, withdrew from consideration for attorney general Thursday, saying he was “unfairly becoming a distraction” to President-elect Donald Trump’s transition.

Gaetz dropped out amid allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, including a new report that surfaced Thursday of him having a second sexual encounter with a then-17-year-old girl in 2017. He has denied any wrongdoing. 

Further, his meetings with Republican senators this week reportedly revealed that his nomination would get rejected in confirmation hearings.

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