Rep. Blake Farenthold, a Texas Republican who was facing an ethics investigation after using taxpayer funds to settle a sexual harassment claim from a former staffer, abruptly resigned his seat Friday.
Farenthold had announced in December that he would not seek reelection, but until Friday he appeared determined to serve out his fourth term in the House. [snip]
In December, the House Ethics Committee said it would probe not only the allegations of sexual harassment and retaliation but also whether Farenthold might have lied or omitted facts while giving testimony to the panel, as well as whether he improperly used House resources to benefit his political campaign. Farenthold’s resignation brings that probe to an immediate end.(Gag reflex alert!)
There is one unsettled matter: Farenthold publicly promised in December to repay taxpayers for the $84,000 that was paid to his former communications director, Lauren Greene, who alleged in a 2014 lawsuit that he had discussed having sexual fantasies and “wet dreams” about her and that he had fired her after she complained about his behavior.He was elected three times after the picture above was published. What kind of knuckle- dragging morons elect someone like this? (Rhetorical question.)
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Republican Rep. Blake Fahrentold tendered his resignation today.
Be alert for a newly unemployed man in blue pajamas lurking around your yards, bushes and windows. pic.twitter.com/faU6uX6PjI
