BREAKING: Florida Rep Matt Gaetz has unexpectedly stepped down from his congressional seat, surprising House Speaker Mike Johnson, shortly after President-elect Trump selected him as his nominee for Attorney General.

Gaetz submitted his immediate resignation from Congress. Speaker Johnson, upon inquiring, learned that Gaetz resigned to avoid excessive absences, citing Florida law which allows approximately eight weeks to fill a congressional vacancy.

"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.'"

"Under Florida State law, there's about an eight-week period to select and fill in a vacant seat."

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