Anthony Weiner’s resignation to become effective on Tuesday midnight
June 21st, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by Aishwarya BhattWashington D.C., June 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Disgraced Congressman Anthony Weiner’s resignation will take effect from the midnight of Tuesday. Subsequently the day will be the last for Weiner as a Congressman.
Weiner was involved in a weird scandal involving posting of lewd picture to a female Twitter user. When the news of the scandal broke, Weiner denied posting the picture saying his Twitter account was hacked. He later admitted posting the picture and apologized for his actions but there were calls for him to step down.
He resisted those calls and instead offered to seek professional help. When the pressure became unbearable, Weiner ceded and announced that he will step down from his seat. He has been a member of the US House of Representatives for New York’s ninth congressional district over the last 13 years. He was highly regarded because of the way that he articulated his views on the floor of the House.
In a letter that he sent to the US Congress and officials of New York State, Weiner wrote that, “I hereby resign as the member of the House of Representatives for New York’s ninth congressional district effective at midnight Tuesday, June 21, 2011…It has been an honor to serve the people of Queens and Brooklyn.”
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