Freshman Rep. Katie Hill is resigning from Congress after facing allegations of inappropriate sexual relationships with staffers in her office and on her congressional campaign
In a statement earlier this week, Hill blamed the ongoing scandal – which included several nude photos of the lawmaker published in conservative online news outlets – on an “abusive husband” whom she is in the middle of divorcing.
Sources with knowledge of Hill’s resignation said her decision to step down was prompted, in part, by hopes of stemming the flow of embarrassing and defamatory reports that have popped up in multiple outlets, starting with conservative site RedState.org last week. While Hill denied the relationship with her congressional staffer, she issued an apology for having a relationship with a female staffer on her campaign earlier this week.
"I am saddened that the deeply personal matter of my divorce has been brought into public view, even the false allegations of a relationship with my congressional staffer, which I have publicly denied, and I am fully and proactively cooperating with the Ethics Committee,” she added.after the leaked photos, saying the California Democrat was the victim of “revenge porn” and a political smear campaign at the hands of her husband.
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