I don’t really know him, other than his public persona.” And we have the two faces of Oklahoma’s Markwayne Mullin, who concedes that while he and Gaetz have “had our differences” in the past, “I completely trust President Trump’s decisionmaking on this one.

A recess appointment would allow Trump to install some officials and sidestep lengthy hearings and a floor vote.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Friday he will “strongly request” that the chamber’s ethics committee not release its sexual misconduct report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), falsely claiming it’s “not the way we do things” and dismissing concerns from both parties.

The committee has been investigating allegations that Mr. Gaetz, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for attorney general, engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use.