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riversedge

(81,425 posts)
Tue Apr 21, 2026, 02:05 PM Apr 21

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Resigns

Source: notus


Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Resigns

The congresswoman stepped down just hours before the Ethics Committee announced sanctions against her.


By Reese Gorman, Kadia Goba and Oriana González

April 21, 2026 01:51 PM


Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is resigning from Congress hours before the House Ethics Committee was set to announce sanctions against her, according to her chief of staff.

In March, a House Ethics panel found Cherfilus-McCormick guilty of over two dozen ethics violations related to accusations that she funneled millions of dollars in Federal Emergency Management Agency into her 2021 congressional campaign. The Florida congresswoman was also indicted by a federal jury on federal charges last November.

Rep. Greg Steube, a Republican from Florida, told NOTUS ....

.............. However, the congresswoman said in a statement to NOTUS, she declined to do so.

“The allegations I am addressing are not the same as those facing some of my colleagues. Lumping them together, particularly with cases involving sexual assault and rape, is irresponsible,” Cherfilus-McCormick said. “We must uphold due process. No one should be judged or punished before a formal finding. Expelling members without that standard sets a dangerous precedent.”
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Read more: https://www.notus.org/congress/sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-resigns





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New: Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is resigning from Congress.
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New: Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is resigning from Congress.
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NOTUS (@notus.com) 2026-04-21T17:54:31.377Z
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Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Resigns (Original Post) riversedge Apr 21 OP
From April 21 ABC news article. Cherfilus-McCormick has denied wrongdoing riversedge Apr 21 #1
They all deny wrongdoing n/t Polybius Apr 21 #7
That's just great. maxsolomon Apr 21 #2
The glass is sometimes... GJGCA Apr 21 #6
For the love of all things Smilo Apr 21 #3
Stay honest? Some of these thing she did BEFORE getting elected Jose Garcia Apr 21 #4
Being and staying honest, doesn't just apply during their terms Smilo Apr 21 #5

riversedge

(81,425 posts)
1. From April 21 ABC news article. Cherfilus-McCormick has denied wrongdoing
Tue Apr 21, 2026, 02:18 PM
Apr 21


From April 21 ABC news article.
Cherfilus-McCormick has denied wrongdoing

"For those asking whether I plan to resign, the answer is no. This is not the time to abandon the district, not when they too are fighting for their future," she said in a statement last week.
abcnews.com/Politics/hou...

From April 21 ABC news article.
Cherfilus-McCormick has denied wrongdoing

"For those asking whether I plan to resign, the answer is no. This is not the time to abandon the district, not when they too are fighting for their future," she said in a statement last week.
abcnews.com/Politics/hou...

Ronh999 (@ronh999.bsky.social) 2026-04-21T18:02:16.429Z

GJGCA

(312 posts)
6. The glass is sometimes...
Tue Apr 21, 2026, 03:58 PM
Apr 21

...half full?

If crooked, better gone, if not, good for her to take one for the team?

Smilo

(2,051 posts)
3. For the love of all things
Tue Apr 21, 2026, 03:02 PM
Apr 21

can't these bloody politicians just stay honest and true to the values every decent American holds.

It is frustrating, disappointing and totally avoidable.

Smilo

(2,051 posts)
5. Being and staying honest, doesn't just apply during their terms
Tue Apr 21, 2026, 03:34 PM
Apr 21

It's frustrating & aggravating that these people hide their "true" selves and then get elected - members all parties are guilty of doing this. It's just that Dems are more easily sent packing because they still hold a slim thread of decency.

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