Matt Gaetz immediately resigned from the House on Wednesday following the surprising announcement that he was President-elect Donald Trump's selection for attorney general. His resignation, however, came ahead of a scheduled vote by the House Ethics Committee this week on whether to release the results of an extensive investigation into allegations against Gaetz of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use,

President-elect Donald J. Trump appeared to have gained some clarity on what he wanted in an attorney general while he was in Washington, the city he left in 2020 after weeks of his election lies.

Matt Gaetz and Donald Trump share an antipathy for a Justice Department they say has been hopelessly politicized.

Matt Gaetz as the next Attorney General. In quick order, the “WTF?” texts were upgraded to “AYFKM?” There are almost too many reasons for why the prospect of Gaetz as the nation’s top law enforcement official has stunned a Washington that was already bracing for Trump to make some outside-the-box Cabinet picks.

CNN’s Kaitlan Collins speaks with attorney George Conway and CNN legal analysts Elie Honig and Elliot Williams about President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) for attorney general.