Rep. Katie Hill resigning amid allegations of inappropriate relationships

Freshman Rep. Katie Hill (D-Calif.) announced on Sunday that she is resigning from Congress, days after revealing that in 2018, she had an inappropriate relationship with a campaign staffer.

In a statement, Hill said she had a "broken heart" and this was the "hardest thing I have ever had to do, but I believe it is the best thing for my constituents, my community, and our country." On Wednesday, Hill admitted she had a relationship with a staffer last year, but denied new allegations that she had a sexual relationship with her legislative director. That same day, the House Ethics Committee launched an investigation into the new accusation.

Hill is going through an acrimonious divorce, and earlier this month, a conservative website posted nude photos of her. She is linking that and the newest allegation to her husband, and said she needed to resign "so that the good people who supported me will no longer be subjected to the pain inflicted by my abusive husband and the brutality of hateful political operatives who seem to happily provide a platform to a monster who is driving a smear campaign built around cyber exploitation."

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