Trump Hit With Loss as Gaetz Bows Out of DOJ Nomination Fight

Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration to be US attorney general in a major defeat for President-elect Donald Trump, who wanted him to overhaul the Justice Department.

Gaetz dropped out Thursday after it became clear that the former congressman didn’t have enough support among Senate Republicans to be confirmed, said a person familiar with the matter.

The collapse of Gaetz’s nomination is a stinging rebuke for Trump in one of his first key moves as he prepares to take office and an early sign that, in at least some instances, Senate Republicans may place limits on a president-elect with a ...