Anthony Weiner announces resignation from Congress [View All]

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Source: CBS

Embattled Rep. Anthony Weiner on Thursday announced his resignation from Congress after more than a dozen years, ending almost three weeks of media scrutiny and intense pressure on the New York Democrat who sent lewd photos and messages to several women he met online.

"Today I am announcing my resignation from Congress so my colleagues can get back to work, my neighbors can choose a new representative and most importantly that my wife and I can continue to heal from the damage I have caused," Weiner told a packed house of reporters at the Council Center for Senior Citizens in Brooklyn.

Weiner's wife Huma Abedin, a top aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, was seen entering the couple's home in Queens before the press conference, but was not at the Brooklyn event that took on a circus-like atmosphere as many booed and jeered while Weiner spoke for about three minutes. Abedin is in the early stages of pregnancy with the couple's first child.

The scandal had become a distraction for House Democrats, who had raised pressure on Weiner to resign in recent days after he admitted to exchanging lewd photos and messages with women he met online.



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