House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) made the announcement Wednesday, shortly after Trump nominated Gaetz to lead the Department of Justice. The congressman’s resignation is effective immediately and comes days before the House Ethics Committee had planned to vote on whether to release a “highly damaging” report about him.

President-elect Donald Trump has been steadily rolling out Cabinet picks — at record pace, no less. He's chosen several nominees so far who have more traditional backgrounds, like Sen. Marco Rubio as secretary of state,