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They can get the special election done within 8-weks or so. Thus, Gaetz is facilitating his replacement to help keep the House majority.
Perhaps there will a recess to get a recess appointment. Or, if not, and they refuse to approve him, he can be named as Rubio's successor in the Senate.
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., has resigned from Congress, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced on Wednesday, the same day President-elect Donald Trump tapped the Florida lawmaker to serve as his attorney general.
Johnson said Gaetz's resignation is "effective immediately." A special election will be held in Gaetz's district located in western Florida to determine his replacement.
The move will end a House Ethics Committee investigation into Gaetz. The panel said in June it was expanding the probe to include additional allegations. The committee is looking into a variety of claims that Gaetz engaged in sexual misconduct and illegal drug use, accepted “improper gifts” and gave out special favors. Gaetz denied the allegations.
The speaker said he asked Gaetz for his reasoning for stepping down from his post, and he cited state law that outlines "an 8-week period to select and fill a vacant seat."
"If you start the clock now, if you do the math, we may be able to fill that seat as early as Jan. 3 when we take the new oath of office for the new Congress," Johnson explained.
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Perhaps there will a recess to get a recess appointment. Or, if not, and they refuse to approve him, he can be named as Rubio's successor in the Senate.
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., has resigned from Congress, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced on Wednesday, the same day President-elect Donald Trump tapped the Florida lawmaker to serve as his attorney general.
Johnson said Gaetz's resignation is "effective immediately." A special election will be held in Gaetz's district located in western Florida to determine his replacement.
The move will end a House Ethics Committee investigation into Gaetz. The panel said in June it was expanding the probe to include additional allegations. The committee is looking into a variety of claims that Gaetz engaged in sexual misconduct and illegal drug use, accepted “improper gifts” and gave out special favors. Gaetz denied the allegations.
The speaker said he asked Gaetz for his reasoning for stepping down from his post, and he cited state law that outlines "an 8-week period to select and fill a vacant seat."
"If you start the clock now, if you do the math, we may be able to fill that seat as early as Jan. 3 when we take the new oath of office for the new Congress," Johnson explained.
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Matt Gaetz resigns from Congress after Donald Trump taps him for attorney general role
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., has resigned from Congress, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced on Wednesday.
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