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Representative Hill resigns amid ethics probe in US
    2019-10-29  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

U.S. Representative Katie Hill, who is under investigation by the House ethics committee over an alleged relationship with a congressional staffer, said Sunday that she was resigning from Congress.

Hill, a 32-year-old California Democrat who was elected to the House of Representatives in November 2018, posted her resignation letter on Twitter, saying she believed it is best for her constituents, community and the country.

Hill has admitted to an “inappropriate” relationship with a campaign staffer when she was running for Congress but denied she had a sexual relationship with a staffer in her office, according to media reports.

The ethics committee said Wednesday it was “aware of public allegations ... [that Hill] may have engaged in a sexual relationship with an individual on her congressional staff,” and said it was investigating.

Hill, who is going through a divorce, apologized in her resignation letter for “mistakes made along the way” but also lamented a “smear campaign.”

Hill blamed her husband and said she was pursuing legal options after media outlets published intimate photos that purported to be of the lawmaker.

“Having private photos of personal moments weaponized against me has been an appalling invasion of my privacy,” said Hill. “It’s also illegal.”

Hill serves on the House Armed Services and Oversight and Reform Committees, where she is also vice chair. (SD-Agencies)

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