Brooke Rollins previously served in Trump's first administration.
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, said Thursday he is withdrawing his name for the role -- just a day after Gaetz spoke with Republican senators on Capitol Hill about the nomination process.
Trump has named Pam Bondi, the former attorney general of Florida, as his new pick for the role.
Another controversial Cabinet pick, Pete Hegseth, is on the Hill on Thursday with Vice President-elect JD Vance to make his case for the secretary of the Department of Defense job.
Meanwhile, Trump continues to announce his picks for top jobs inside his administration.
Ahead of his return to power in January, Trump is announcing who he wants to fill Cabinet positions and other key roles inside his administration.
They include some of his staunchest allies on Capitol Hill and key advisers to his 2024 campaign.
Here is a running list of the people Trump has selected, or is expected to select, to serve in his administration.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Matt Gaetz "has a bright future ahead of him" after the former congressman withdrew his name from attorney general consideration.
"I've worked closely with Matt for eight years. He is an America First fighter -- dedicated to ending the weaponization of the Department of Justice which, after the abuses of the Biden-Harris Administration, needs serious reform," Johnson said on X.
Vice President-elect JD Vance responded to Matt Gaetz's withdrawal from consideration to be attorney general, saying on X he is "extremely grateful for the work Matt put into the nomination process."
"He made his decision to withdraw entirely out of respect for President Trump's administration. Matt is a patriot and I look forward to seeing what he does next," Vance, who joined Gaetz while he met with Republican senators on Capitol Hill Wednesday, added.
Some of the Republican senators thought to be opposed to the selection of Matt Gaetz for attorney general because of obstacles to his confirmation openly praised his decision to step aside.
"I think that was an excellent move on behalf of the incoming President," Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said -- though it's not clear if Trump directed Gaetz to withdraw.
"I think it was a sound decision. I think it was important," said Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who had been among those publicly projecting serious concern about Gaetz's nomination.
Asked if she was relieved, Murkowski said, "I am. I think it was the right decision."
Sen. Mike Rounds, who had also expressed some concerns about Gaetz, said the move to withdraw was the "right decision to make."
"There was perhaps some information out there that the president was not aware of when he made the original recommendation. Part of this process is, the information comes out, and then at that point, as people re-evaluate or evaluate, you know, the president or the individual candidate may decide it's not the right time to pursue the nomination," Rounds said. "It may very well have been because of advice from the Senate rather than consent from the Senate."
Not all senators were as open on their views.
"That's obviously a decision he came to, and I think everybody had to make a decision that's good for them and their family. And for whatever reason he decided not to pursue it," Sen. John Thune, the incoming Republican leader, said.
When pressed on whether he felt it was the right choice, he said, "We respect his decision."
Many Republican senators said they were taken by surprise.
"I learned about it the same way everyone else did, by reading the announcement," Sen. Ted Cruz, who sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee and met with Gaetz on Wednesday, said.
-ABC News' Allison Pecorin
Illinois Democratic Rep. Sean Casten suggested that he plans to still move forward with forcing the House to vote on compelling the Ethics Committee to release its report on Matt Gaetz.
"While I welcome the news that Matt Gaetz is withdrawing from consideration for Attorney General, it remains important that the Gaetz report be made available to the American people," he said in a statement Thursday.
Casten introduced a privileged resolution on Wednesday night to force the House to vote to release the report. Speaker Mike Johnson said earlier Thursday the House will take a vote on the resolution after Thanksgiving.
-ABC News' Lauren Peller
