Democratic Rep. Katie Hill announced last night that she would be resigning from Congress following a series of allegations of improper sexual relationships with staffers. Today, she’s out with with a statement to explain her side of the story. Spoiler alert: She not sorry for allegedly abusing her position, but she’s very sorry she got busted.
You all deserve to hear from me about why I made this devastating decision and where things go from here. I said the fight continues. I mean it, and I hope you’re with me. https://t.co/ogKkyW7I6f
— Katie Hill (@KatieHill4CA) October 28, 2019
The “right-wing media and Republican opponents” didn’t manufacture the compelling evidence of Hill’s misconduct, but all this is their fault anyway.
For Hill to frame this purely as an example of “revenge porn” is dishonest. It would be one thing if this were being done to shame her for carrying on an extramarital affair; however, both the man and woman with whom Hill had these relationships worked for her. As the Washington Examiner’s Tiana Lowe points out:
Katie Hill didn't just wind up in a one-off affair with someone who happened to be younger than her. She deliberately began multiple relationships with people she had the power to hire & fire, and then she violated House ethics rules while doing it. https://t.co/REAimHVfRe
— Tiana Lowe (@TianaTheFirst) October 28, 2019
If Hill were merely promiscuous with people not under her pay, she'd likely ride out this scandal. After all, consider who occupies the Oval. But this a #MeToo success story, one that proves that the powerful, even women, can still be held to account. https://t.co/REAimHVfRe
— Tiana Lowe (@TianaTheFirst) October 28, 2019
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Hill’s not the victim here.
Denial is the first stage https://t.co/LnX7ZslfCm
— The Truth Monkey (@TheTruthMonkey) October 28, 2019
Grow up, Katie. This is nobody's fault but your own.
— Captain Raybs, Ahoy! (@RayburnThompson) October 28, 2019
I'm not with you. You used your power to take advantage of your subordinates. Stop playing the victim. https://t.co/FdnSpyL3w4
— Jacob Airey (@realJacobAirey) October 28, 2019
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