Chuck Edwards writes letter defending himself against sexual harassment allegations

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Today's Top Stories - August 27, 2026

Today's Top Stories - August 27, 2026

North Carolina Rep. Chuck Edwards (R) on Wednesday issued a letter to fellow lawmakers denouncing the Ethics Committee report that found he engaged in “persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct” toward two younger female staff members.

“The report repeatedly relies upon interactions that it says ‘could be interpreted as romantic.’ But something that could be interpreted as romantic is worlds apart from establishing an unwanted sexual advance. An affectionate friendship is not a sexual proposition. A gift is not sexual misconduct. A compliment is not sexual misconduct. Poetry is not sexual misconduct,” read the letter to his colleagues first obtained by NOTUS. 

“Socializing with a colleague is not sexual misconduct. Caring deeply about someone with whom you have worked and come to know for years is not sexual misconduct. Yet individual acts that were not themselves prohibited were........

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