Pelosi and Top Dems Call for Weiner to Resign

The Associated Press reports:

Amid increasing calls for Rep. Anthony Weiner to resign, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi says the decision should be up to the congressman and his New York constituents.

The former speaker said in San Francisco that she believes the decision should be made by "the individual member" and the people in his district.

Weiner, a seven-term Democrat, has admitted sending sexually explicit photos and messages over the Internet to a half dozen women over the past three years. Pelosi has asked the House Ethics Committee to investigate whether Weiner used any government resources.

Weiner told a newspaper Thursday he would not resign. At least nine House members and three senators said he should quit.

Two former Democratic Party chairmen also said he should resign.

UPDATE from em>Politico<:

The top Democratic leaders are calling on Rep. Anthony Weiner to resign in the midst of his sex scandal, adding tremendous pressure to the New York Democrat to abandon his position that he will remain in office.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and the chairs of the Democratic National Committee, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Steve Israel, released statements within minutes of each other Saturday.