Missouri Governor Eric Greitens — once a rising Republican political star — resigned Tuesday amid expanding investigations of a sex scandal and potential violations of campaign finance laws. The state legislature’s investigation had expanded to probe potential campaign finance violations, as questions swirled about whether the governor’s campaign illegally coordinated with a non-profit organization to conceal the identity of political donors. A former Greitens campaign adviser also told a state House investigative committee that the campaign had considered soliciting donations from foreign nationals, according to the newspaper. While admitting to the extramarital affair, Greitens insisted his failings were personal and did not rise to the level of a criminal offense. I cannot allow those forces to continue to cause pain and difficulty to the people that I love,” the governor said.

Source: The Guardian May 30, 2018 02:48 UTC