Washington (CNN) Steve Wynn has resigned from his position as finance chairman for the Republican National Committee amid controversy over sexual misconduct allegations. "Today I accepted Steve Wynn's resignation as Republican National Committee Finance Chair," she said in a statement. In a statement announcing his resignation, Wynn called the controversy a "distraction." "Effective today I am resigning as Finance Chairman of the RNC," Wynn said in the statement Saturday. Just this election cycle , Wynn has given $100,000 to the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

Source: CNN January 27, 2018 19:30 UTC