Rep. Katie Hill gives a final, and highly personal, speech on the House floor—and ends by saying she supported the impeachment inquiry into Pres. Trump “on behalf of the women of the United States of America.”
Within hours of casting her vote to help pass an impeachment inquiry resolution, Rep. Katie Hill, a California Democrat under an Ethics Committee investigation for allegedly having a sexual relationship with one of her congressional staffers, came to the House floor Thursday to give a final, and highly personal, speech.
Hill is entangled in a bitter divorce, and blames her husband, who she claims is “abusive,” along with Republican operatives and the right-wing media for releasing the intimate photos of her. On Sunday, Hill announced her resignation from Congress amid multiple scandals. On Oct. 23, an investigation was launched by the House Ethics Committee into an alleged sexual relationship she had with one of her congressional staffers in violation of House rules – an allegation she denies. In a statement, Hill did acknowledge and apologize for having a sexual relationship with a campaign staffer while she was running for Congress in 2018.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke to reporters about her California colleague before Hill took to the House floor. On Monday, Assemblywoman Christy Smith of California, a Democrat, announced she would run for Hill’s congressional seat. A day later, George Papadopoulos, a former Trump campaign adviser and a Republican, filed with the Federal Election Commission for Hill’s vacated congressional seat. Last year, Papadopoulos spent 14 days in prison for making false statements to the FBI.
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