A flamboyant Congressman who spent $40,000 of taxpayers' money redecorating his office in the style of 'Downton Abbey' and spent thousands more taking a private jet to watch a sporting event resigned on Tuesday. Aaron Schock, a Republican from Illinois, had faced fresh questions over 170,000 miles he claimed he had driven in a car which he sold with only 80,000 miles on the odometer. He had already been in the spotlight over a series of expense claims. Along with the makeover, he billed $10,000 for a private jet trip to watch the Chicago Bears play football. 'Today, I am announcing my resignation as a Member of the United States House of Representatives effective March 31,' Schock, 33, said in a statement issued by his Capitol Hill office.Aaron Schock, 33, stepped down from House of Representatives after weeks of revelations about his spendingIllinois Republican faced new accusation that he claimed 90,000 miles in fake driving expensesHigh-flying lifestyle reflected in social-media selfies with Ariana Grande, Steven Tyler, Lady Antebellum, Donald Trump and Yo-Yo MaHad paid back taxpayers $40,000 after decorating office like Downton Abbey and billed $10,000 private jet flight to watch NFL gameSecond Republican to quit House in three months after New York's Michael Grimm pleaded guilty to federal tax evasionHad originally tried to ride out scandal, saying when $40,000 claim forextravagant decor was revealed: 'Haters gonna hate'
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