MAGA Women Drive 2 Congress Resignations Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations
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Updated · The New York Times · May 18
MAGA Women Drive 2 Congress Resignations Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 18
Summary
Two lawmakers — Republican Tony Gonzales of Texas and Democrat Eric Swalwell of California — resigned last month after MAGA women in Congress pushed misconduct allegations into the open.
Lauren Boebert, Nancy Mace and Anna Paulina Luna led that effort, according to the opinion piece, showing a Republican-led backlash against sexual misconduct inside a GOP-controlled Congress.
The same bloc had already broken with Donald Trump last fall by helping force release of Justice Department files on Jeffrey Epstein, underscoring their willingness to confront party leadership.
Cory Mills, a Florida Republican who faced a restraining order sought by an ex-girlfriend, is now another target as these lawmakers test whether a broader #MeToo-style reckoning can take hold on Capitol Hill.