Vermont State Sen. Samuel Douglass is resigning following mounting bipartisan pressure from political leaders, including Gov. Phil Scott, after it was revealed he was a participant in the controversial Young Republican group chat where there were hundreds of racist and hateful messages that ended up published by Politico .

NBC10 Boston affiliate WPTZ obtained a written statement from Douglass, in which he announced his resignation and said he and his wife Brianna -- who was also implicated in the scandal -- have been the subject of some of the most "horrific hate" you could imagine since Politico's report.

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"I know this decision will upset many, and delight others, but in this political climate I must keep my

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