Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew his bid to serve as attorney general in the next Trump administration, but the question remains: Can he go back to his old job as a member of Congress? Gaetz, for his part, has only expressed an intent not to take the oath of office for the 119th Congress -- which begins on Jan. 3, 2025, and for which Gaetz won reelection. And I do not intend to take the oath of office for the same office in the 119th Congress to pursue the position of Attorney General in the Trump administration." MORE: Matt Gaetz withdraws from consideration as Donald Trump's attorney generalPHOTO: Matt Gaetz speaks during the third day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisc., July 17, 2024. Can Matt Gaetz return to Congress after withdrawing as AG pick?

Source: ABC News November 23, 2024 11:26 UTC