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Apparently, it's only OK when Trump and his Epstein friends do it.

Pressure is mounting on Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) to resign following the publication of text messages that show the married three-term congressman pressured a staffer to send him “sexy” pics and quizzed her about favorite sexual positions, even as she told him his sexually-charged banter was going “too far.” Several lawmakers from both parties have called for Gonzales to step down, including a number of prominent MAGA women.

Regina Santos-Aviles, who served as the director for Gonzales’ regional district office in Uvalde, Texas, for four years, died in September after lighting herself on fire. Text messages unearthed by the San Antonio Express-News after her death indicate Santos-Aviles, who was married with a young child, eventually acceded to Gonzales’ advances and engaged in an extramarital affair that was discovered by her husband and, ultimately, her co-workers.

Gonzales, who is locked in a competitive Republican primary, previously denied the affair, telling the Express-News the “rumors are completely untruthful.”

But text messages made public on Monday by Adrian Aviles, Santos-Aviles’ estranged husband, show the Republican representative repeatedly pressuring his staffer for photos and intimate details.

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[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 1 points 50 seconds ago

One thing I respect about Republicans is their lack of shame. They're in the Epstein files, filmed harassing children, being a racist, actively stealing from tax payers, and will go, "Nah I'm not leaving."

Democrats get called out for using tax payer money to buy extra sauce on their burrito, and they step down.

And the issue is when they step down, they're often replaced with shittier politician, or worse, a Republican.

[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo) was first to call on Gonzales to step down on Monday afternoon. “.@RepTonyGonzales, RESIGN!” she demanded on ~~X~~ Twitter.

Oh, she's doing comedy now! 😄😆😂🤣

[–] groucho@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 16 minutes ago* (last edited 15 minutes ago)

Idk, getting kicked out of a theater for cranking a guy off was already pretty funny.