Here's Who Trump Could Pick For Attorney General Next -- As Gaetz Withdraws Amid Scandal

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : Trump tapped his former acting attorney general, Matthew Whitaker, as U.S. NATO ambassador, and former Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton was chosen as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
36% : Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., removed himself from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general in a shock decision less than two weeks after Trump nominated him for the role -- reopening the race to lead the Justice Department.
12% : Gaetz abruptly announced Thursday he was bowing out of the attorney general race, following growing fallout over the sexual misconduct allegations against him that have overwhelmed the political news cycle since Trump nominated him for the role on Nov. 12.
11% : New details about the allegations against Gaetz emerged after Trump nominated him and he subsequently resigned from Congress, putting the release of a report on the committee's Gaetz probe in jeopardy as the committee does not have jurisdiction over former members of Congress.

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