Indicted House Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick will step down from committee leadership position

[Celerity]

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/11/20/congress/jeffries-on-cherfilus-mccormick-00661418



Indicted Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida will step aside from her leadership position on a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee “while the matter is ongoing,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ office said Thursday morning. Democratic Caucus rules require indicted lawmakers to relinquish committee leadership slots.

“Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has proudly represented the people of Palm Beach and Broward Counties since 2022. Consistent with the United States Constitution, she is entitled to her day in court and the presumption of innocence,” Jeffries spokesperson Christie Stephenson said in a statement. These are the first comments from the New York Democrats’ team since news broke Wednesday night of the new allegations against the lawmaker.

Cherfilus-McCormick has been charged with stealing federal disaster relief funds and using the money to support her campaign for Congress, using straw donors to funnel FEMA funds to friends and having them contribute to her campaign, and conspiring to file a false tax return. In a statement Thursday, Cherfilus-McCormick called her indictment “an unjust, baseless, sham” and insisted “and I am innocent.”

She added, “The timing alone is curious and clearly meant to distract from far more pressing national issues. From day one, I have fully cooperated with every lawful request, and I will continue to do so until this matter is resolved.” The Florida Democrat has also been the subject of an ethics investigation into campaign finance issues and requesting community project funding, known as earmarks, to a for-profit entity, potentially in violation of House rules.

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[Owens]

1. Yet we have a convicted felon as President

Time for Jeffries to resign, not defending your colleagues is not good leadership

[Justice Brandeis]

2. Witch Hunt

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