Who will Trump pick next for attorney general after Gaetz's withdrawal?

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey was tapped by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson in 2022 to be the state's top prosecutor after then-state Attorney General Eric Schmitt was elected to the U.S. Senate.

Parson tapped Bailey in 2022 to be the state's top prosecutor after then-state Attorney General Eric Schmitt was elected to the U.S. Senate.

Since becoming attorney general, Bailey has launched dozens of lawsuits against the Biden administration and sought to defend the state on a number of conservative issues.

Lee had previously expressed that he would not be aiming for the role, telling the Deseret News in an interview, "I have the job I want."

Gaetz announced his decision on X early Thursday afternoon. In his post, he described his nomination as "a distraction." Allegations of him purportedly paying underage women for sex had surfaced amid his nomination. 

Gaetz had been under a monthslong investigation by the House Ethics Committee until his resignation last Wednesday from the current congressional session.

Fox News Digital's Breanne Deppisch contributed to this report.