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Withdrawing The Attorney General Nominee Is Nothing New

About the plan to pull Trump's AG nominee...

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Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day!

With Donald Trump considering withdrawing the nomination of Todd Blanche for Attorney General, it seems relevant to ask, when was the last time a president formally withdrew an AG nomination that had gone to the Senate?

Hint: This doesn’t include self-withdrawals like Matt Gaetz who pulled himself out of consideration before Trump was even sworn in

See the answer on the next page.

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