Trump transition live updates: Gaetz says he will not rejoin Congress

Trump has nominated Pam Bondi as his new pick for attorney general, after Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration earlier Thursday.

Bondi is the former attorney general of Florida, serving from 2011 to 2019 and marking the first woman in that role.

“For too long, the partisan Department of Justice has been weaponized against me and other Republicans – Not anymore. Pam will refocus the DOJ to its…