Matt Gaetz resigns from Congress over Trump nod to be attorney general, Johnson says
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Rep. Matt Gaetz is out of Congress, Speaker Johnson said, after he was tapped to be the next Attorney General.
"I think out of deference to us, he issued his resignation letter effective immediately," Johnson said. "That caught us by surprise a little bit. But I asked him what the reasoning was, and he said, well, you can't have too many absences." Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
The speaker pointed out that Florida state law gave the governor "about an eight-week period" to fill a House vacancy and that by doing so, "we may be able to fill that seat as early as Jan. 3." Follow on Twitter at @liz_elkind and send tips to elizabeth.elkind@fox.com
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