"He's not been indicted for anything. Does it look good? No, I don't like the appearance of it. He's got a problem here. Don't get me wrong. The optics are horrible, but I would in no way ever resign right now. If he does that, if he does it, accusations aren't enough. If he goes that, then you've got to give the gavel to Hakeem Jeffries."
"Are some things bigger than politics? No. No. Not up here. Not the way we do what we do in the house. Should Gonzalez resign or lose his seat, the slim GOP majority in the House would shrink even further. The Republicans can currently only afford to lose one member in any party-line vote."
"Rep. Nancy Mace called Gonzales's text messages disgusting and inexcusable in a statement. A Member of Congress. Harassing his own staffer in the middle of the night. Asking for explicit photos. Pressing her."
Rep. Tony Gonzales faces calls to resign from multiple House Republicans following allegations that he had an affair with a staffer who later died by suicide. Text messages revealed Gonzales pressured his former aide for explicit photos while she attempted to rebuff his advances. Rep. Troy Nehls told CNN he opposes Gonzales's resignation, acknowledging the situation looks bad but arguing that resignation would be politically damaging to Republicans given their razor-thin House majority. Nehls stated that political considerations outweigh other concerns in the House. Rep. Nancy Mace and other Republicans have called the behavior disgusting and inexcusable, demanding Gonzales step down.
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