Gaetz resigned Wednesday, effectively ending a House Ethics Committee investigation into the allegations that the former representative engaged in sexual misconduct and illegal drug use and accepted improper gifts.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he'll ask the House Ethics Committee not to release a potentially damaging report on the conduct of former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), President-elect Trump's attorney general nominee.

La., told reporters he would be voicing his opposition to the possible release of the House Ethics Committee report on Matt Gaetz, calling it a "breach of protocol." NBC News' Julie Tsirkin reports from Capitol Hill on the past precedent for ethics reports on former members of Congress and how this could potentially impact President-elect Trump's pick for attorney general.