FWIW, this is so dang weird, I’m thinking that there had to be way more than this going on. And he copped to this to get out of having the rest of his dirty laundry aired.
From his statement linked in this thread, “But in the midst of this current cultural and media climate, I am deeply convinced I would be unable to complete a fair House Ethics investigation before distorted and
sensationalized versions of this story would put me, my family, my staff, and my noble colleagues in the House of Representatives through hyperbolized public
excoriation. Rather than allow a sensationalized trial by media damage those things I love most, this morning I notified House leadership that I will be leaving
Congress as of January 31st, 2018.”
“I am deeply convinced I would be unable to complete a fair House Ethics investigation” You do NOT quit if there is truly nothing to see. He knows the game, obviously when you are an elected official you face scrutiny and a biased media, that is nothing new. There has got to be more to this. I just get the feeling that he is quitting to avoid the scrutiny and possibly being found guilty of something completely unrelated to what we see here.
In the workplace one needs to go out of their way to avoid a perception of inappropriate behavior. That's just the way it is. That plus being married, I can tell you just how few women actually respect that relationship and crap can spin out of control before one gets a hand on it (uhm, so to speak.)
Nope we are not all saints but for him to simply leave, there has to be something more to this, there just has to be.
You don't just walk away without a fight if you are innocent. Look at Judge Moore - if you stand righteous before the Lord you can prevail. What is this guy's excuse?