North Dakota Republican lawmaker under scrutiny after slurs to police at DUI stop
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• North Dakota lawmaker Rep. Nico Rios is facing calls to resign following a traffic stop in which he made homophobic and anti-migrant remarks and was arrested for drunken driving. • Republican House Majority Leader Mike Lefor urged Rios to resign, citing a police officer's report of Rios being verbally abusive, homophobic, racially abusive and discriminatory during the entire incident. • Rios sits on the House Judiciary Committee, which handles law enforcement legislation. Republican leaders have called on a North Dakota lawmaker to resign after he lashed out at police...
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