Matthew Petersen, one of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees, has withdrawn his name from consideration after a video went viral of him failing to answer basic legal questions, according to a report. The report in the Huffington Post cited an aide to a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Petersen was nominated to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. He could not answer multiple questions at a Senate hearing last week.
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