Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) “has set up a legal expense fund to deal with costs he incurred last year after lewd images he shared in an extramarital affair were made public, an episode that caused the Republican to not seek re-election after more than 30 years in office,” the Dallas Morning News reports.

“Barton activated the trust in June after the House Ethics Committee approved it to raise and spend money to cover legal expenses in connection with his ‘official duties and position in Congress, and matters bearing on his reputation or fitness for office,’ according to documents.”

Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX), “who apologized for a lewd photo of him that circulated on the Internet, told a woman to whom he had sent sexually explicit photos, videos and messages that he would report her to the Capitol Police because she could expose his behavior,” according to a recording reviewed by the Washington Post.

“The woman described encounters and contact spanning a five-year period that began online after she posted a message on Barton’s Facebook page in 2011, leading to the sexually explicit exchanges and ultimately a pair of physical sexual encounters in Washington and Texas. Over time, she said, she became aware of and corresponded with multiple other women who engaged in relationships with Barton, who represents a suburban Dallas district and is one of the most senior Republicans in the House.”

Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) released a statement apologizing for a graphic nude photo of him that circulated on social media earlier, the Texas Tribune reports.

From the statement: “While separated from my second wife, prior to the divorce, I had sexual relationships with other mature adult women. Each was consensual. Those relationships have ended. I am sorry I did not use better judgment during those days. I am sorry that I let my constituents down.”

TMZ: “Barton, a Republican, sent the nude photo showing his penis. The Twitter user censored the image, and also revealed a sext that reads, ‘I want u soo bad. Right now.'”

“You, sir, shut up.”

— Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX), quoted by the Dallas Morning News, at a town hall meeting.