← New Jersey Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell Resigns a Day After Gov. Mikie Sherrill Releases an Ethics Report Substantiating Sexual Harassment and Demands He Step Down — Sherrill Says Trenton's Culture Has Been "to Sweep This Under the Rug," While Caldwell Says His Resignation "Should Not Be Interpreted as an Admission of Wrongdoing"
“Public service – holding the public trust – is a privilege, not a right. … [Caldwell] engaged in serious, repeated violations of state policy and failed to uphold the responsibilities of his office. … He submitted his resignation to me this afternoon, which I accepted. … There has been a culture in Trenton, probably since the birth of our nation, to sweep this under the rug. That is not the kind of government I'm running.
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