Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., said he has “no idea” why former Rep. Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, abruptly resigned Wednesday, “and, quite frankly, I was surprised that he did.”

“We’re going to let this all unfold. This is the job of the Senate,” Van Drew said Thursday on Newsmax’s “National Report.” “The House has its responsibilities. The Senate has its responsibilities. The president of the United States, president-elect of the United States, has indicated that he will be his nominee. Now, it has to go through the process, and we’re going to have to see what happens in the Senate.”

The Justice Department for two years investigated allegations that Gaetz, a Republican from Florida, had an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old girl and possibly violated sex trafficking laws.

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