Utah Republican Rep. Trevor Lee has resigned from the Legislature after prosecutors charged him with four felonies related to allegations that he used fraudulent documents and inflated income information to obtain a $1 million mortgage, The Salt Lake Tribune reports.
According to the charges, Lee allegedly submitted a forged employment contract and a falsified letter bearing a company CEO’s signature as part of his mortgage application. Prosecutors also allege that Lee knew the income represented in the documents was not actually available to him.
The timing is specifically striking. Lee had already lost the Republican primary to Bob Stevenson, ending his bid for another term. Now, just days later, his political career has taken an even more dramatic turn with the criminal charges and his resignation.
The November race will pit Stevenson against Democrat Abigail Treasure, meaning Republicans will still have a chance to hold the seat—but Lee’s legal troubles give Democrats an obvious opportunity to put Republican accountability and ethics front and center.
Lee’s attorney has said the congressman intends to fight the charges. The allegations remain just that until proven in court.
The Utah Republican sponsored/cosponsored multiple bills while in office, including one that would allow licensed pharmacists to sell or dispense human-approved ivermectin over the counter without a prescription or healthcare provider consultation, which failed and was opposed by the Utah Medical Association and the Utah Nurses Association over risks of improper use and drug resistance.
Another bill would have renamed Harvey Milk Blvd. in Salt Lake City to Charlie Kirk Blvd., a thing which would not help his constituents put food on the table, but it would have owned the libs, right?
IDK, how about a bill to not commit felonies? Never mind. That’s already a law, and he knew that.
He’s in big-boy trouble:
In April, my colleague @BealBridger and I first reported that 2 businessmen accused Lee of unethical conduct. One of them said Lee promised help securing a gov’t contract in exchange for $93K to help Lee get approved for a loan for a house he was building https://t.co/K1rcYtBJLN
— Daniel Woodruff (@danielmwoodruff) September 28, 2026
There is always a tweet:
