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Jenrette resigns to spare House from embarrassment
John Jenrette, the sole Abscam target to resign from Congress, told the House ethics committee he was stepping down to spare the House further embarrassment as he faced expulsion moves in the lame duck session. He described his resignation as effective today and sent a letter to Speaker O’Neill, while a Riley spokesman said the notice had not yet arrived. The ethics panel weighed dropping a push for ouster in light of his resignation after his October 7 bribery conviction.
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Washington
John Jenrette
Abscam
Congress
House
South Carolina
House Ethics Committee
Jenrette
Thomas P. O'Neill
Columbia
S.C
Richard Riley
FBI
United States
Ethics Committee
Michael J. Myers
D-Pa
Myers
John Murphy
D-N.y
Frank Thompson
D-N.j
Richard Kelly
R-Fla