Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee to step down as CBC Foundation chair amid lawsuit
By Avery Anapol and Olivia Beavers - 01/23/19 12:22 PM EST
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) is stepping down from her role as the chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation board amid a lawsuit from a former staffer.
The ex-staffer accused Jackson Lee of improperly firing her as retaliation over claims she was sexually assaulted by a supervisor at the foundation years earlier.
The New York Times reported Jackson Lee’s departure on Wednesday, also adding that the lawmaker will temporarily step down from her chairmanship on the House Judiciary Committee’s crime, terrorism, homeland security and investigations subcommittee.
An anonymous Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) official told the Times that the group’s board told Jackson Lee that they could vote to remove her if she did not step down voluntarily.
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