ATLANTA – It all happened so fast. Less than a week after President Donald Trump denounced Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Georgia Republican announced that she would resign from Congress on Jan. 5.

Greene's departure will cap five tumultuous years in Congress. She was first an outsider, then briefly at the center of power during House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's reign. Trump's return to the White House could have heralded a new era of clout in Washington, but Greene's simmering discontent led to a split with the president.

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Here's a look at Greene's background and some of the most notable episodes in her tumultuous five-year career in Congress.

Where did Greene come from?

Greene had little involvement in politics before Trump ran for president. She and her husband

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