Rep. Tony Gonzales confesses affair with aide, denies responsibility for her suicide
Representative Tony Gonzales confessed to an affair with an employee while denying responsibility for her subsequent suicide and resisting calls to resign.

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TAP FOR WHYTexas Rep. Tony Gonzales confessed to an affair with a staff member who later committed suicide, but he denied responsibility for her death and rejected calls to resign.
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13 OUTLETSOutlets across the political spectrum are providing uniformly negative coverage of Representative Tony Gonzales following his admission of an affair with a deceased staffer. While Breitbart focuses on the House Ethics Committee's formal investigation into sexual misconduct, The Washington Times highlights Gonzales's refusal to resign and his denial of responsibility for the staffer's suicide. Mediaite and other center-leaning sources emphasize the mounting political pressure, noting that House GOP leadership has called for him to drop his reelection bid.
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