Former U.S. House majority leader DeLay quits
Succumbing to scandal, former majority leader Tom Delay intends to resign from Congress within weeks.
Republican officials said Monday night they expect the Texan to quit his seat later this spring. He was first elected in 1984, and conceded he faced a difficult race for re-election.
DeLay was ultimately forced into this course of action by two scandals that have included indictments against him personally. In Texas, DeLay is facing criminal charges for improperly steered corporate donations to state legislative candidates in 2002. DeLay was also implicated in the Abramoff lobbying scandal - Jack Abramoff was sentenced to six years in prison last week.
Republican officials said Monday night they expect the Texan to quit his seat later this spring. He was first elected in 1984, and conceded he faced a difficult race for re-election.
DeLay was ultimately forced into this course of action by two scandals that have included indictments against him personally. In Texas, DeLay is facing criminal charges for improperly steered corporate donations to state legislative candidates in 2002. DeLay was also implicated in the Abramoff lobbying scandal - Jack Abramoff was sentenced to six years in prison last week.
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