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A North Carolina congressman's sugar daddy era is over

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Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) insists there was nothing romantic about any of it. He even told investigators he knows exactly what sexual harassment looks like, having once written corporate policy on it. The House Ethics Committee wasn't convinced, citing 30 pints of ice cream, strip clubs, a gifted handgun, and a poem he couldn't get through without crying. Edwards called her 'the most amazing woman' who had 'written a complex chapter in my heart that I will never stop reading.' The married father of two dropped his re-election bid after "much prayer and reflection," announcing the decision early Wednesday morning. The announcement came after a House Ethics Committee report released Monday found substantial reason to believe Edwards may have violated House rules on sexual harassment and hostile workplaces through a sustained pattern of conduct toward two young female staffers — one hired at 19, the other in her early 20s. The 25-page report documents gifts of jewelry worth over $1,000,

First report: GOP Congressman Faces Censure Over ‘Beyond Inappropriate’ Treatment Of Staffers — dailywire.com, 8d