Rep. Joe Barton (TX-6) apologizes for nude photo, weighs political future

[SteveRogers]

As much as I'd like Barton to leave, this isn't resignation worthy.

This though.... https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/congressman-told-woman-he-would-report-her-to-capitol-police-if-she-exposed-his-secret-sex-life/2017/11/22/e3345862-cf10-11e7-a1a3-0d1e45a6de3d_story.html

In all fairness to Barton, it doesn't sound at all from that conversation like he was trying to blackmail this woman. On the contrary, threatening to call the police is a totally reasonable response if she was threatening to blackmail him with the affair or with the nude photos. Not sure about D.C., but I know Texas now has a law against revenge porn.