Missouri Governor Eric Greitens has resigned after a six-month battle to stay in office. The conflict started in January 2018 when it was revealed that the Governor was engaged in an affair, before his election, with his former hairdresser in 2015.

Greitens claims that he is innocent and that the relationship was consensual. However, the woman involved in the alleged affair told the House Committee that during a series of sexual encounters Greitens restrained, slapped, shoved, and threatened her, according to an article by The Associated Press.

An investigation arose, stemming from the affair and grew to include whether Greitens had violated campaign finance laws during his run for Governor.

At the time, Greitens was pressured by several Republican lawmakers to step down due to worries that the scandals could jeopardize the party's chances of winning the upcoming Senate race and maintaining control of the Senate. According to a Reuters report, Greitens tried to strike a deal by offering to leave office in exchange for the dismissal of a felony computer tampering charge against him. This case also stems from the investigation into Greitens' campaign finances.

The charges first came a month ago as Greitens was accused of "illegally obtaining a donor list to aid his 2016 election campaign from a veterans' charity he founded in 2007".

Greitens almost made history as the first Governor of Missouri to be impeached when the Missouri Legislature began special sessions to meet and consider whether to pursue impeachment proceedings.

Fellow Republican Lt. Gov. Mike Parsons will move up to take Greiten's place and serve as Governor for the remainder of the term which goes through January 2020.