Vermont State Sen. Samuel Douglass has formally resigned, leaving an Orleans County seat vacant, as the fallout continues from the Young Republican group chat where there were hundreds of racist and hateful messages that ended up published by Politico .

Douglass had said in a statement last week that he would be resigning effective noon Monday following mounting bipartisan pressure from political leaders, including Gov. Phil Scott, after it was revealed he was a participant in the controversial chat, but there had been no formal update this week.

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Gov. Phil Scott said at his weekly press conference that it was likely just a technical error, according to NBC10 Boston affiliate WPTZ

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