Republican South Carolina state Representative RJ May III, co-founder of the chamber’s Freedom Caucus, tendered his resignation last week, nearly two months after he’d been charged with 10 counts of distributing sexual abuse material involving children. Which was kind of just the tip of the iceberg as the investigation still continued after he was indicted and found that the hardcore conservative behind “joebidennnn69” had filmed encounters of himself with possible teenage sex trafficking victims in a hotel room in Colombia. Oh and that “he has a sexual interest in children the same age as his own children” and that he has “a sexual interest in incest” between young children and their parents, per Homeland Security Investigations. What a fucking animal.

Palmetto State House Speaker Dave Hiott on Monday responded to the resignation by hinting that the Freedom Caucasians had been part of a coverup. “May did today what he should have done a year ago. Not only would he have treated his constituents fairly, but he would have saved taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars. Now that he has finally resigned, the House Freedom Caucus has changed their tune. For months they’ve defended him, paid him tens of thousands of dollars, and even called him an ‘upstanding member.’ I hope the House Ethics Committee, having already initiated its inquiry, will follow its process through to conclusion, regardless of his resignation. And I hope members of the House Freedom Caucus don’t think this will end this investigation. As reported by the media, and recent statements made by Mr May during his jailhouse confessions, they appear to have uncovered numerous questions over campaign finance irregularities,” said Hiott in a statement.