It’s very suspicious that he all of a sudden resigned because other members who are being nominated for posts have not resigned,’ one of Gaetz’s House Republican colleagues said

"I think out of deference to us, he issued his resignation letter effective immediately," said House Speaker Mike Johnson of Gaetz

In picking Rep. Matt Gaetz as his nominee for attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump is looking to install a fierce loyalist who has been seen as divisive even within his own party. Not one of the top names seen as a likely pick for the job,