Jason Chaffetz (Credit: Getty/Mandel Ngan) Rep. Jason Chaffetz, a Utah Republican who became a leading scourge of Barack Obama’s administration, will join Fox News when he resigns from Congress later this month, the network announced today. The former chair of the House Oversight Committee is set to start work July 1 as a paid contributor. Chaffetz, who was known for his zeal in pursuing various investigations of Obama and his would-be successor, Hillary Clinton,, appears to have tired of being a congressman after Donald Trump was sworn in as president. By moving to Fox News, Chaffetz will continue to combine his love for the television cameras and his love for denouncing Democrats. The cable channel’s announcement puts an end to some fevered speculation about the former Brigham Young football player’s motives in abruptly quitting what appeared to be a rising political career.