related_tweet: congressman anthony weiner was forced to resign from congress after he lied about a sexual scandal. 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  state assembly speaker sheldon silver was convicted of accepting kickbacks and bribes. in 2018, he was sentenced to seven years in prison but earned an early release due to covid.