See previois comments, he resigned before the IMs came out.. he resigned over the emails..
No, Brian Ross read the IM's to him over the phone (according to reports) and then Foley resigned.
Some people seem to be thinking that this means the IM's are fake. That does not seem to be the case.
He actually resigned when ABC brought the IMs to his attention. Also, Hastert tells us that the GOP leadership impressed upon him the need to resign after the IMs came out. The email was no big deal, just a little creepy that he wanted a photo. The email wasn't reason enough to resign; the IMs made his remaining in Congress impossible.
Absolutely not true.