A day after announcing he would step down at the end of January because of sexual harassment allegations, Rep. Trent Franks said Friday that he will resign immediately. “Last night, my wife was admitted to the hospital in Washington, D.C., due to an ongoing ailment. After discussing options with my wife, we came to the conclusion that the best thing for our family now would be for me to tender my resignation effective today, December 8th, 2017,” Franks, R-Ariz., said in a statement. In giving his version of the events that led to his resignation, Franks said Thursday that he and his wife had struggled with infertility, and that a “discussion of surrogacy” with two women who worked for him had “caused distress.” […]
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