Trump transition updates: Trump taps America First think tank CEO as agriculture secretary

Reporters caught former Rep. Matt Gaetz re-entering the Capitol on Wednesday evening to continue meetings he has been having with senators and Vice President-elect JD Vance.

"It's been going great," Gaetz, Trump's pick for attorney general, said. "Senators have been giving me a lot of good advice. I'm looking forward to a hearing. Folks have been very supportive, and they've been saying we are going to get a fair process. So it's a great day of momentum for the Trump-Vance administration."

Asked if he had any reaction to the House Ethics Committee being deadlocked on whether to release its report on him, Gaetz said he hasn't been tracking the developments.

"I'll be honest with you, I've been focused on what we've got to do to reform the Department of Justice. I've been meeting with senators. I haven't been paying much attention to that," Gaetz said.

Gaetz said he hasn't spoken to Trump today but "had a great time with the vice president-elect talking about how we are going to end weaponization at the Department of Justice."

"We are going to tackle fentanyl. We are going to ensure that we don't have the DOJ involved in censorship anymore and make sure that we get the country back on track and are there for President Trump's total fulfillment of his promise on his immigration agenda," Gaetz continued.

Asked if he was confident he could be confirmed, Gaetz dodged.

"It was a great day," he said.

-ABC News' Allison Pecorin

Donald Trump’s transition meetings Wednesday have been focused in part on the treasury secretary role, with hedge fund manager Scott Bessent emerging as a favorite, sources with knowledge of the proceedings told ABC News.

However, the sources cautioned that no decision has been made until Trump announces it.

Bessent has been a frequent presence at Mar-a-Lago and has met with the president-elect often. He’s become a favorite pick partly because he’s viewed as a credible choice with the necessary markets and macroeconomic knowledge for the role, according to sources.

Tennessee Sen. Bill Hagerty, Apollo Global Management CEO Marc Rowan and former Federal Reserve board governor Kevin Warsh have also been in meetings with Trump about the role, according to the sources.

Veteran Investor Kyle Bass posted on X, “Scott Bessent is eminently more qualified than Howard Lutnick to run the U.S. Treasury. Scott understands markets, economics, people, and geopolitics better than anyone I’ve ever interacted with. Markets have already anticipated a Bessent choice. Lutnick is not Trump’s answer.”

In response, Trump adviser Elon Musk wrote, "Bessent is a business-as-usual choice, whereas (Lutnick) will actually enact change."

-ABC News' Selina Wang, Katherine Faulders and John Santucci

Linda McMahon, who was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to spearhead the Department of Education, said she is "hopeful" for Senate confirmation in a post on X.

McMahon, who is a former WWE exec, wrote, in part, "I look forward to working collaboratively with students - educators - parents and communities to strengthen our educational system; ensuring every child regardless of their demographics is prepared for a bright future."

McMahon added: "Thank you for this extraordinary opportunity. I am ready to Serve!"

This comes as a scathing lawsuit details how the education secretary nominee and her husband allegedly fostered a culture of sexual abuse while president and CEO of WWE.

McMahon’s lawyer, Laura Brevetti, told ABC News the allegations are "baseless" and filled with lies and misrepresentations.

-ABC News' Arthur Jones II

Tennessee Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen appeared on the House floor Wednesday evening to file a privileged resolution to force the House Ethics Committee to release its report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz.

Separately, Democratic Rep. Sean Casten also appeared on the House floor moments ago to release his own version of a privileged resolution calling on the Ethics Committee to release the report.

House leadership will have up to two legislative days to bring up these resolutions for a vote -- either on Thursday or after the Thanksgiving recess.

House Republican leadership is expected to try to table the effort.

-ABC News' Mariam Khan and Lauren Peller