Well well re Larry Flynt:

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9. Bob Livingston

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Livingston

...During debate over the impeachment of Bill Clinton on December 19, 1998, Hustler Magazine publisher Larry Flynt offered one million dollars for each unflattering sexual story about Republican members of congress. After one such story was made public about him by Flynt, Livingston acknowledged that he had had an affair and withdrew his candidacy for Speaker. He challenged President Bill Clinton to resign as well.[6] Livingston then announced he would vacate his House seat in May 1999.[7] His leaving office came despite support from Minority Leader Dick Gephardt of Missouri that the Democrats could work with Livingston and not make a continued issue of Livingston's affairs. Livingston said that had he become Speaker, it would have been more difficult for the Republicans to carry out Clinton's impeachment and trial.[8] Thus, he removed himself from contention...