Chaffetz resigns per Bloomberg terminal. Effective June 30. nt

[Lucky Luciano]

[Hokie]

1. Why wait?

I see no reason to delay leaving. Either serve out your term or leave now.

[Wounded Bear]

2. Obviously expecting a couple of important votes coming up...

have to screw the maximum number of Americans before he fades into the woodwork, what?

[Freethinker65]

4. Needs some more juicy partisan sound bites to pad his upcoming Fox contract

Expect some especially virulent anti-Obama/anti-Hillary/anti-progressive statements on camera looking his "best" in the next few weeks.

[L. Coyote]

19. He has little choice about resigning, but wants to stall investigation for as long as possible.

He's on the hook for releasing Comey's classified letter on Hillary e-mail inquiry.

[dixiegrrrrl]

34. Read something about trey Gowdy replacing him on the Committee..

If so, I don't mind waiting even for a couple weeks.

[jberryhill]

3. .

[mhw]

5. LOL..

A lot of people in Trump's world coming & going..

Somehow The Wizard of Oz refs are appearing more often, lately.

[mhw]

6. Not before he sees Comey memos & declares they are inadmissable.

He'll lead the flock back to FOX.

[ATL Ebony]

9. Serious question -- Is Comey obligated to meet with Chaffetz?

I understand Comey hasn't responded to his invite yet so wondering if he meets with Senate IC next week is he obligated to also meet and share memos with Chaffetz or can he just ignore him?

[mhw]

21. I don't know the answer but its a good question. Comey should flat out ignore Chaffetz if he can..

Wasn't it Chaffetz who leaked the Info on HRC that made Comey have to brief the news right before the election?

Hope Comey can kepp delaying the meeting with Chaffetz till after June 30.
I wouldn't give that little p.o.s. a second of my time.

[ATL Ebony]

35. Thanks.

Yep, he's the scum that removed the "Classified" marking from Comey's letter regarding further investigations into HRC emails then leaked it to the media.

I agree, hope Comey continues to ignore him, if that's an option.

[dalton99a]

7. All the damn drama. Just GTFO already

[Me.]

8. So Why Doesn't He

Shut the hell up, especially about the Comey memo

[madokie]

10. Surely he's not going to be tRumps pick for the FBI

wouldn't' surprise me one damn bit though as he's just like the orange anus in all but color

[OnDoutside]

11. Official ! The SHIT is jumping the stinking ship

http://chaffetz.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=842

Dear 3rd District Constituents:

Serving you in the U.S. House of Representatives for nearly nine years has been a rare honor and privilege. When I first ran for Congress in 2008 I promised I would get in, serve, and get out. I told voters I did not believe Congress should be a lifetime career. I knew from day one that my service there would not last forever.

As you know, after careful consideration and long discussion with my wife, Julie, we agree the time has come for us to move on from this part of our life. This week I sent a letter to Governor Herbert indicating my intention to resign from Congress effective June 30, 2017.

My life has undergone some big changes over the last 18 months. Those changes have been good. But as I celebrated my 50th birthday in March, the reality of spending more than 1,500 nights away from my family over eight years hit me harder than it had before.

Julie and I have been married for over 26 years. We have three wonderful children. Two of our children got married over the past 18 months – each having found an amazing spouse. I couldn’t be more proud of them. Our oldest son recently graduated from the University of Utah and his wife from BYU. In August, they will move out of state for law school. Our daughter, who attended UVU, married a great young man who found a terrific job two time zones away. Our youngest daughter remains at home attending high school, but soon she, too, will spread her wings and set off on her life’s path. Julie and I are facing the reality of being empty nesters. All of us, it appears, are ready to begin a new chapter.

I’ve slept on a cot in my office largely to save money for the Chaffetz family, but also to remind myself that my service there was temporary. Though the time away and the travel have been a sacrifice, our family has always been united that public service was the right thing to do. We feel my time in congress has been well spent, but it now seems the right time to turn the page.

I have very much enjoyed serving, but never for a moment have I thought that I was indispensable. I know others can and should serve. The House is known as the “People’s House” because it is made up of a cross section of ordinary Americans who represent almost every walk of life - as it should be. While remaining true to my principles I have made the effort to “reach across the aisle.” I count many Democratic members as my friends. I hope whoever replaces me will do even better.

I would be remiss not to mention the great men and women who have served in my office, both in Washington and here in the District. They have worked hard to serve our constituents and have made me look good too many times to mention. I will miss our association. Their commitment and dedication remind me every day of why this nation will remain the strongest and most free in history.

I recognize that very few people get the opportunity you’ve given me; I will be forever grateful for the trust and confidence voters placed in me to serve five terms in the U.S. Congress. I have no doubt you will select a great new representative for Utah’s 3rd Congressional District. Thank you for allowing me to serve.

Best wishes,
Jason Chaffetz

[eleny]

12. And not a moment too soon

That kitchen must be blazing hot!
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[OnDoutside]

13. "I count many Democratic members as my friends." LIAR ! :)

[eleny]

16. I thought they referred to *all* members as friends

He never got it, did he. Well, Jason, don't let the door kick your ass on the way out. But how could it given how fast he's running.

[OnDoutside]

18. It shows his psyche, doesn't it ?

[eleny]

24. Makes me wonder if he's up to his neck in the poo

Being a chairman of a committee says he could be in pretty deep.

[OnDoutside]

29. I have a feeling his leaving is a result of his own screw up with the classified emails, in

desperation to get one big win over Hillary. He, like Nunes, is a boy in a grown up world.

[eleny]

31. That makes perfect sense

He's young enough that he has to think of his career after Congress. If he gets out now he'll have a better chance than if he stayed and went down with the Republican ship. In a way, that's good news for us. If he feels they'll be losing next year then it makes me want to work all the harder for our candidates around the country.

[politicaljunkie41910]

28. That's part of the problem; members of Congress sleeping in their congressional offices.

Congress in only in session normally 3 days a week because Monday and Friday are official travel days. In spite of this, most congress men and women are done leave early on Thursday, which is why so little gets done there. I know because I lived there and worked there and I traveled often and usually on Thursdays and I would see them at the airport, sometimes very early Thursday afternoon.

When they had to live there, they had more camaraderie with their fellow members across the aisle. The way it is set up now, seems like they fly in for a hot second and fly out. The first I heard of someone sleeping in their office was Paul Ryan, years ago on a 60 minute segment. The 60 minute guy seemed to imply then that this was an anomaly. Now it's seems it's more common than not. They all receive per diem and a subsistence allowance for their travel days which they wouldn't be entitled to if they had a permanent residence there. Just one more way to try and milk the system, I guess. Government employees face the same challenges as they do with high rent, traffic and all, but somehow we have to manage. So cry me a river Jason.

[dixiegrrrrl]

37. I thought I read he is under FBI investigation for dirty campaign money.

Anyone else hear that

[OnDoutside]

38. That's one of the rumors alright.

I'm sure it will come out in due course, there's so much other stuff going on it's slipped under the radar a little.

[bathroommonkey76]

14. Louise Mensch said this would happen a few weeks ago. n/t

[OnDoutside]

20. To be fair, she did, and also said that he would be leaving very soon, which is now confirmed. The

big question is whether this will now be followed by him being prosecuted for releasing classified information, OR, is his leaving politics a result of a deal so he doesn't go to jail ?

[sarah FAILIN]

22. She sure did, but they all doubt.

Honestly, I think he decided to hang on to keep it from looking like the rumor mill was right... but it was.

Mensch is not casting dried up chicken bones out of a cup to make her predictions. She has sources.

[bathroommonkey76]

26. Louise and Claude are way ahead of the MSM.

Yet no one in the MSM are giving them credit for their tweets and blogs.

[BannonsLiver]

33. LOL

Louise hasn't laid a glove on Trump. WaPo and the NYT have been leading the charge on this. Louise is more or less an interesting side show.

[mhw]

23. Thanks for crediting her.

She took a lot of mockery & crap for that too.
And she's due some apologies..

[bathroommonkey76]

25. No doubt. n/t

[Proud Liberal Dem]

15. I thought that he had his subpoena pen "ready"

[FSogol]

17. Subpoena pen is what he calls his putter. n/t

[blm]

32. Depends on what the meaning of pen'is' is.

; )

[putitinD]

27. Good riddance to bad rubbish!

[Frustratedlady]

30. Maybe his pension is set up to count six months as a step and he can gain more money if he stays

I should think that being on such an important investigation, he would be asked to resign immediately. He certainly shouldn't have any more input or a vote on an issue.

[GoCubsGo]

36. Or else he's still trying to line up housing in a country that has no extradition agreement

with the U.S.