Not good.
Via Free Beacon:
Rep. Trent Franks (R., Ariz.) announced Friday that he is resigning effective immediately amid reports he made unwanted advances toward female staffers.
Republican sources said Franks approached two female staffers about being a surrogate for him and his wife who had struggled with fertility. The staffers also expressed concern the congressman was asking to have sexual relations in order to impregnate them, Politico reports. One of the woman said she faced retaliation from Franks after she denied his request, a charge that contradicts Franks’ prior statement.
The congressman had announced Thursday he would resign in late January in response to the compalints, but on Friday, he stated it would be effective immediately just prior to Politico‘s report. He was facing pressure from Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R., Wisc.) who was briefed on the matter.