A spokesman for Maryland's Senate president says a state senator facing federal bribery and obstruction of justice charges is resigning. Sen. Nathaniel Oaks met Wednesday evening with Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller. Jake Weissman, a Miller spokesman, says Oaks gave the Senate president a letter stating he is resigning effective 9 a.m. Thursday. Last month, the Senate president removed him from the Senate Finance Committee. A trial on the bribery allegations is scheduled for April 16, a week after the legislative session ends.

Source: ABC News March 29, 2018 00:48 UTC