While Western North Carolina dug out from Hurricane Helene, our congressman was booking rooms at the Bellagio, cancelling constituent town halls for dinner dates, and offering, in writing, to skip votes in the House of Representatives so he could mow a young staffer’s lawn and decorate her Christmas tree.
That is not a characterization. That is what the documents say.
American Muckrakers has reviewed the text messages Rep. Chuck Edwards produced to the U.S. House Committee on Ethics. His own words, spanning two years and two 20-something female staffers:
The House Ethics Committee has now found Edwards violated the House Code of Official Conduct and recommended the full House CENSURE him. We publish the screenshots, the full timeline, and the case for why censure is not enough. Chuck Edwards must resign.
