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President-elect Donald Trump has selected Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida as his attorney general.

“There are few issues in America more important than ending the partisan weaponization of our justice system,” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform on Wednesday. “Matt will end the armed government, protect our borders, dismantle criminal organizations, and restore Americans’ deeply shattered faith and trust in the Justice Department.”

Gaetz said in a post on X that it would be “an honor to serve in this role.”

The congressman remains under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for sexual misconduct, with the bipartisan committee saying in a rare statement in June that some of the allegations against Gaetz “deserve continued review.”

He is being investigated into allegations that Gaetz may have engaged in sexual misconduct and illegal drug use, accepted inappropriate gifts, granted special privileges and favors to individuals with whom he had a personal relationship, and attempted to obstruct government investigations into his conduct . said at the time.

Gaetz has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, including ever having sex with a minor or paying for sex.

This story is current and will be updated.

CNN’s Annie Grayer contributed to this report.