u.s. rep. tim murphy staunch pro-life republican represent pennsylvania 18th district resign catch scandal involve adultery encourage mistress get abortion rep. tim murphy r-pa. catch hypocrite high order announce resignation thursday announce plan retire 2018. afternoon receive letter resignation congressman tim murphy effective october 21 speaker paul ryan say statement dr. murphy decision move next chapter life support well exactly murphy decision really.house gop leaders senior republicans pressure murphy step accord politico.gop source familiar murphy think say marry man initially believe could weather pittsburgh post-gazette story reveal encourage abortion texts send girlfriend psychologist half age.however contrast murphy think many senior republicans believe could weather scandal end term.several top republicans say paul ryan meet murphy wednesday even discuss future also want step down.so really anti-abortion republicans abort office catch gop insiders also worry damage stories could surface stories fact surface allegations abusive toward staff years yell aid throw folders around murphy reportedly berate staff members worthless stupid murphy chief staff susan mosychuk reportedly punish staffers make take stairs instead elevator think underperformed.republicans request resignation hypocritical jerkwad republicans believe matter could become ethics issue would trigger investigation distract gop message murphy set resign late month ethics probe would die even get started.one texts gazette obtain shannon edwards marry forensic psychologist half age affair zero issue post pro-life stance place issue ask abort unborn child last week think one options write edwards mrs. edwards go divorce follow affair.photo via wikipedia anti-abortion republican abort office