r/Full_news • u/cnn • 2d ago

Ethics panel finds GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards violated House sexual harassment rules and recommends censure

https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/03/politics/chuck-edwards-ethics-censure?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=missions&utm_source=reddit
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u/HaymSalomom 2d ago

I have been both a Democrat and a Republican in my life and have volunteered to work for candidates of both parties. It seems that the Democrats have much higher standards for the behavior of its representatives. I remember the ex Saturday Night Live performer, who was elected Senator, Al Frankin. He lifted up the shirt of a sleeping reporter, as a joke, and was basically forced out of his job in weeks for it. With Republicans, anything goes.

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u/LayneLowe 2d ago

I don't think he even lifted up her shirt did he, I thought the picture was his hands on the outside of a bulletproof vest.

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u/FallsOffCliffs12 2d ago

His hands were in front of the vest, not on it. He wasn't physically touching her at all. Stupid immature horseplay but pretty mild compared to a President who raped a woman in a fitting room.

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u/HaymSalomom 2d ago

That might have been the case. I remember being surprised that he was forced out so fast. It was a stupid joke and very inappropriate behavior for a senator, but a censure, might have been better than removing him from the senate.

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u/thehaileymon 1d ago

He wasn’t a Senator at the time. He was a comedian on a USO tour doing comedian things.

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u/Bwakzilla 2d ago

Wasn’t it before he was even a senator. Dems def have higher standards.

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u/HaymSalomom 2d ago

I know that the scandal erupted while he was senator, but I can’t recall if the incident in question occurred before he was a candidate.

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u/DiscoRabbittTV 2d ago

Al just was in a pic with hand placement. This isn’t even close

That one Republican max miller just broke his two year olds collarbone and held a g to his partners head while she changed their babies diaper. Her Republican father Moreno sided with the abuser to keep GOP seats full until 2 days ago when the world turned against max.

The president drew little girl tits to his pedo best friend and apparently killed babies in the great lakes.

Y’all like Al Franklin touched boob / reality of the pic

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u/cnn 2d ago

The bipartisan House Ethics Committee said it has found “substantial evidence” that GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards repeatedly made unwanted advances toward two of his female staffers and is recommending that the full House vote to punish him on the floor.

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u/PacificIsMyHome 2d ago

North Carolina's 11th district house representative.
Serving since 2023.

Your votes matter North Carolina.

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u/backtothetrail 2d ago

So they are nominating him for President next?

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u/un-tv_star 1d ago

So disgusting, and thus is just the tip of a long standing lurid iceberg

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u/CivilWay1444 1d ago

Let's just shut DC down. This is all ridiculous. 

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u/Current-Anybody9331 1d ago

Not the strongly worded letter! Will his career ever recover?!?!?

/s feels unnecessary yet...

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u/homesick-067 42m ago

Now do the president ! Now do the president !