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Trump judicial nominee Matthew Petersen withdraws candidacy after mishap with basic legal questions

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Matthew Petersed withdraws name from judicial post

He was stumped by "in limine" — and now he's e-liminated himself.

Matthew Petersen, the Trump judicial nominee who couldn't answer basic legal questions at his Senate confirmation hearing last week, has withdrawn his name from consideration.

In a letter to Trump revealed Monday, Petersen defended his professional record but conceded his utterly painful performance at his televised grilling — and the rampant ridicule that followed — had become a problem.

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