A group called Fire Madison Cawthorn first posted the video online, and claimed to have the congressman in the nude “DRY HUMPING SOMEONE’S HEAD AND MOANING LOUDLY.”…

On Wednesday evening, the freshman congressman confirmed its authenticity himself in a statement.

Cawthorn said the video is him engaging in horseplay with a friend, and it is from “years ago.”

He also alleged it was released as part of a nefarious “drip” campaign to destroy his chances at re-elction.

“A new hit against me just dropped,” he wrote. “Years ago, in this video, I was being crass with a friend, trying to be funny. We were acting foolish, and joking. That’s it.