US Representative Anthony Weiner has told his friends that he plans to give up his seat amid growing pressure to leave Congress for his inappropriate relationships with women on the internet, The New York Times has reported.
Weiner reached the decision to resign after speaking with his wife, Huma Abedin, an aide to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who returned from an overseas trip on Tuesday, the Times reported without citing sources on Thursday.
He is scheduled to announce his supposed resignation later on Thursday in Brooklyn, New York, the Times cited two people who have been made aware of Weiner's plans.
The New York congressman said he would seek treatment and was granted a "short leave" of absence from the House.
Weiner, who represents New York, was a leading liberal voice in the US House of Representatives, and had been expected to run for mayor of New York City in 2013.
His scandal began more than two weeks ago when Weiner denied tweeting a photo of a man's bulging boxer briefs to a 21-year-old female student in Washington state, insisting his account had been hacked.
He admitted to his online affairs a week after the controversy broke but refused to resign
Weiner reached the decision to resign after speaking with his wife, Huma Abedin, an aide to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who returned from an overseas trip on Tuesday, the Times reported without citing sources on Thursday.
He is scheduled to announce his supposed resignation later on Thursday in Brooklyn, New York, the Times cited two people who have been made aware of Weiner's plans.
The New York congressman said he would seek treatment and was granted a "short leave" of absence from the House.
Weiner, who represents New York, was a leading liberal voice in the US House of Representatives, and had been expected to run for mayor of New York City in 2013.
His scandal began more than two weeks ago when Weiner denied tweeting a photo of a man's bulging boxer briefs to a 21-year-old female student in Washington state, insisting his account had been hacked.
He admitted to his online affairs a week after the controversy broke but refused to resign
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