Rep. Trent Franks Expected to Resign

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 21: House Judiciary Committee members (L-R) Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ), Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) before heaing testimony from Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen during a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill September 21, 2016 in Washington, DC. Despite the lack of evidence against him, Koskinen is facing impeachment threats from conservatives in the House of Representatives for his role in the destruction of computer backups containing thousands of emails sought by Congress in its investigation of political targeting. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

A bombshell political resignation just hit Washington, D.C., this afternoon, with Roll Call reporting that Representative Trent Franks will soon resign.

This is an explosive revelation. Trent Franks is a well-known member of the ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus. He’s been the sponsor of numerous pieces of legislation to drastically cut down on the size of the federal government.

This news comes as a huge shock to conservatives nationwide. Franks was one of their champions. Now he’s leaving Congress under shady circumstances.

SCOOP by @bridgetbhc w/ assist from me @rollcall:

Arizona’s Trent Franks Expected to Resign https://t.co/k3Hi4SPyIu

— Lindsey McPherson (@lindsemcpherson) December 7, 2017

The news report even suggests that Franks was mulling a Senate run: “It is unclear exactly why Franks is stepping down, but one Arizona Republican said there had been rumors of inappropriate behavior. The Republican said the congressman had apparently been making plans to run for Senate in 2012, but abruptly canceled those plans.”

Here’s what the Republican source told the Washington-based publication: “There’s been rumors swirling around him for years, at least in 2012. And if this turns out to be true there won’t be that many people who are surprised.”

Rep. Franks and his office have yet to confirm the report. But with news organizations now digging into sexual harassment claims on Capitol Hill with renewed vigor, it’s awfully suspect that this report emerged now.

SOURCES: @CNN and @washingtonpost working on exposing 20-30 congressional members 4 sexual harassment. #DC

— Michael Trujillo (@mikehtrujillo) December 7, 2017

Should Franks resign, he’ll join Democratic lawmakers like Senator Al Franken, who announced he’ll resign earlier today, and Rep. John Conyers, who announced his resignation earlier this week.

Both men resigned after being accused of sexual harassment by multiple women.

Franks has served in the House since 2002. This will bring a decade-and-half-long congressional career to an end.

As the famous 1980s band Queen sang, another one bites the dust.

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