KEY POINTS
  • Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., will resign from Congress to become chief executive of former President Donald Trump's fledgling social media company next month.
  • Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, will start as CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group in January.
  • Nunes, who boasts of being a dairy farmer, will begin his new career despite having no apparent prior experience working in the tech industry or as an executive.
  • The announcement came after documents revealed that the SPAC that plans to merge with Trump's company is being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., will resign from Congress to become chief executive of former President Donald Trump's fledgling social media company next month, the group said Monday.

Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, will start as CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group, or TMTG, in January, the firm said in a press release.