Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., has resigned from Congress “effective immediately” following his nomination to be attorney general by President-elect Donald Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced on Wednesday.

Gaetz’s surprise resignation also ends the House Ethics Committee investigation that began in April of 2021 over allegations the congressman engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, accepted improper gifts, and sought to obstruct the government investigation into his behavior.

“I think out of deference to us, he issued his resignation letter effective immediately. That caught us by surprise a little bit,” Johnson said during a press conference.

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