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‘He absolutely should resign:’ Figures, Marques clash over GOP lawmaker’s arrest
U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures on Friday called for the resignation of an Alabama lawmaker arrested in an undercover prostitution sting and accused Republicans of staying quiet because state Rep. Brett Easterbrook is one of their own. “Unless this guy’s defense is that it literally wasn’t him, he should resign immediately,” Figures wrote in a Facebook post on Friday. “Taxpayers shouldn’t be paying your salary if you’re out here trying to sexually abuse kids.”