Arizona Congressman Trent Franks has announced his decision to resign from Congress, according to a statement he released Thursday on the matter. The House Ethics Committee had previously released a statement announcing an investigation into the congressman regarding possible sexual harassment. In Franks' resignation letter said he "absolutely never physically intimidated, coerced, or had, or attempted to have, any sexual contact with any member of my congressional staff." The congressman serves on the Armed Services Committee and the Judiciary Committee and is also a member of the House Freedom Caucus. Before being elected into Congress, Franks was a small business owner and later served in the Arizona Legislature, according to his website biography.

Source: Fox News December 07, 2017 22:47 UTC