Asked by one reporter if he thought Gaetz had the character and experience to be attorney general, Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) stared at them incredulously, waited six seconds to answer and then said, laughing: “Are you shittin’ me, that you asked that question? No. But hell, you’ll print that and now I’ll be investigated.”

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.

Several senators said they were shocked at the nomination, raising questions about whether they will check Trump.