Trump transition live updates: In a flurry of nominations, Trump announces 7 picks

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, President-elect Trump's nominee to be attorney general, is meeting with senators on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning alongside Vice President-elect JD Vance -- hours before the House Ethics Committee is set to discuss its report on Gaetz.

The fate of the Gaetz report is in the hands of the committee, which has a reputation for being tight-lipped. It's not clear if the committee will vote on whether to release the report.

GOP Sens. Josh Hawley and Lindsey Graham met with Vance and Gaetz Wednesday morning.

Graham told reporters that the meeting went well and that Gaetz deserves a fair nomination process.

"Here's what I told him, no rubber stamps and no lynch mob. I'm not going to be part of a process that leaks information that shouldn't be leaked," Graham told reporters. "I'm not going to legitimize the process to destroy the man because people don't like his politics. He will be held to account in the confirmation process. He deserves a chance to make his argument why he should be attorney general."

Hawley was walking into the meeting when he told reporters that in his view, Congress should move forward with Gaetz's confirmation process and respond to the allegations against him.

"Do the hearing and let him respond to everything under oath in public," Hawley told reporters before entering the meeting.

Read more about the House Ethics Committee meeting here.

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President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that heart surgeon-turned-TV-host Dr. Mehmet Oz would lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

So is he a real doctor? What would he be in charge of in the role? And what are some of his past controversies?

Read more here about what to know about Oz, his medical career and some medical claims he's made that have come under fire.

Lara Trump, Republican National Committee co-chair and daughter-in-law of President-elect Trump, said Wednesday morning on Fox and Friends First that she would "absolutely" accept an appointment to the U.S. Senate to replace Sen. Marco Rubio Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis chooses her.

DeSantis will need to appoint someone to replace Rubio, who has been nominated to be Trump's secretary of state. Rubio has not resigned from the Senate yet and like all Cabinet picks, is not confirmed yet -- although his confirmation process is expected to go smoothly.

"I would be honored ... to serve as the next senator from my state -- right now, I've lived here for three and a half years -- of Florida. Absolutely," Lara Trump said.

Later, she added that DeSantis would "choose the best person for this position."

"If he asks me to do it, yes, absolutely. It would be an honor," she said.

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Stephen Miller, President-elect Donald Trump's deputy chief of staff of policy, joined Hannity on Tuesday evening where he discussed a wide range of topics including several of Trump's day one missions -- including recess appointments to his Cabinet.

Asked if some Cabinet appointments were to become troublesome if Trump would use the recess appointment process, Miller said he would.

"Yes, the president has won a mandate, and he will use all lawful constitutional means to fulfill that mandate on behalf of the people who voted for him in record numbers," Miller said.

Indicating that immigration will be a priority, Miller said mass deportations will occur immediately.

"It is going to be at light speed," Miller said. "The moment that President Trump puts his hand on that Bible and takes the oath of office, as he has said, the occupation ends, liberation day begins."

Miller added that Trump will "immediately sign executive orders sealing the border shut, beginning the largest deportation operation in American history, finding the criminal gangs, rapists, drug dealers and monsters that have murdered our citizens and sending them home."

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