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Cocaine Congressman: No, I Won't Resign!

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December 30, 2013

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"Despite an eventful two months that saw an undercover cocaine bust and a stint in drug rehab, Florida Rep. Trey Radel (R) doesn't sound like a man who is going to resign.

On the same day he walked out of a Naples, Fla., drug rehabilitation clinic, the freshman congressman — who pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine in November — said he is wrestling with what he describes as a problem with alcohol, and added that he loves "serving" his southwest Florida constituents.

"I'm excited to begin this process of rebuilding your trust and doing what you elected me to do," Radel said at the news conference."* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.

*Read more here from Jake Sherman / Politico:

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