Anthony Weiner has decided to seek treatment and is taking a leave of absence from the House of Representatives. The news of Anthony Weiner’s leave of absence comes after several Democrats urged him to resign from his position with the House of Representatives.
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s statement to Anthony Weiner said:
“Congressman Weiner has the love of his family, the confidence of his constituents, and the recognition that he needs help, I urge Congressman Weiner to seek that help without the pressures of being a Member of Congress.”
After the calls for resignation rumors began stating Anthony Weiner was seeking treatment, his representatives later confirmed.
Weiner’s office put out a statement confirming those reports and announcing that he had requested a “short leave of absence from the House of Representatives so that he can get evaluated and map out a course of treatment to make himself well.”
Earlier reports suggested that Weiner had no immediate intention of resigning. “Congressman Weiner takes the views of his colleagues very seriously and has determined that he needs this time to get healthy and make the best decision possible for himself, his family and his constituents,” the statement from his office continued.
The latest chapter in an increasingly lurid saga came as Weiner had been declining private and, occasionally, public pleas for him to step down. The congressman’s defenders noted that his lewd interactions over Twitter and Facebook — while personally embarrassing -– neither constituted a breach of law nor interfered (at the time) with his ability to conduct his job.
