NEW: GOP Rep. Jeff Fortenberry resigns after conviction
The resignation marks the end of Fortenberry's nearly two decades in Congress, and comes after both party leaders in the House called on him to step down.on Thursday, citing “concerns about the fairness of the process.”Fortenberry told his House colleagues in a letter that his resignation is effective March 31.The letter includes a poem from Mother Teresa, which reads in part, "People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.
Fortenberry and his attorneys argued the prosecution was politically motivated and that Fortenberry misremembered details of a call with an associate who informed him of the illegal donations.
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