Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) resigned from his position in Congress after President-elect Donald Trump nominated him to serve as attorney general in his administration.
The announcement was made by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana). Confirmed He said Gaetz's resignation is “effective immediately” and a special election will be held in his congressional district.
Mike Johnson said Gaetz resigned because of a state law that gives him “an eight-week period to select and fill a vacancy.”
“If we start the clock now and do the math, we might be able to fill that seat as early as January 3, when the new Congress takes its new oath of office,” Johnson said, explaining Gaetz's reasoning. .
“He's a reformer in mind and heart, and I think he brings a lot to the table in that regard,” Johnson added.
President Trump formally nominated Gates to oversee the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday afternoon.
“Few issues in America are more important than ending the partisan weaponization of our justice system. “This will restore the people's faith and trust in the Department of Justice.”
“On the House Judiciary Committee, which oversees the Department of Justice, Matt played a key role in busting Russia, Russia, Russia disinformation and exposing alarming systemic government corruption and weaponization,” he said. added.
In 2023, Gaetz introduced a motion to remove then-Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, which caused chaos in Washington, D.C., and passed, ousting California Republican Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House. .
