"No one's comfortable": Jeffries faces threat of revolt on ousting one of his members
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House Democrats are divided over how to handle Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick's ethics investigation ahead of her public hearing.
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is defending Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) against calls from some Democrats to expel or force her to resign, arguing she deserves due process until her federal criminal trial concludes on April 20 or later. Cherfilus-McCormick faces allegations of laundering a $5 million FEMA overpayment to fund her congressional campaign, along with tax fraud and campaign finance violations—charges carrying up to 53 years in prison if convicted; she has denied all wrongdoing. Jeffries told lawmakers that the Justice Department typically asks the House Ethics Committee to pause investigations during ongoing federal prosecutions, a request he says was not honored here. A public House Ethics Committee hearing is set for Thursday, and multiple Democrats signaled they will push for her ouster immediately after that hearing concludes, creating internal party tensions. The narrow Republican majority of 217-214 means any Democratic vacancy carries outsized weight on votes, a dynamic that has made both parties reluctant to remove their members facing legal trouble.
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The House Ethics Committee is scheduled to hold a public hearing on Cherfilus-McCormick's case Thursday.
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