Embattled GOP Rep Chuck Edwards Begs Colleagues Not To Punish Him Over Harassment Allegations

August 27, 2026 5:14 PM ET Republican North Carolina Rep. Chuck Edwards sent a letter to colleagues Thursday asking them not to censure him after an investigation concluded he engaged in inappropriate behavior. The House Ethics Committee found on Aug. 3 that Edwards engaged in unprofessional and inappropriate behavior with two former female staffers and recommended that the House censure him. Edwards’ staff delivered “Dear Colleagues” letters to congressional offices arguing that the committee ignored key context when considering its findings, NOTUS first reported. “I am asking you to distinguish between the conduct that someone, examining isolated excerpts after the fact, might consider unconventional and conduct that actually establishes sexual harassment,” Edwards wrote in the letter. “