US Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick Resigns Before Ethics Vote
The Spin
Narrative A
Cherfilus-McCormick's resignation is a win for accountability. She bolted right before the Ethics Committee voted to recommend her expulsion, which tells you everything you need to know. After stealing $5 million dollars in FEMA funds, she had no leg to stand on. It is now incumbent upon the Justice Department to pursue the matter fully and ensure that appropriate legal consequences follow.
Narrative B
Forcing Cherfilus-McCormick out before her criminal trial was even close to finished trampled her due process rights and left hundreds of thousands of her constituents without a voice. The Ethics Committee refused her attorney's reasonable request for time to prepare a defense, making a fair process impossible. Punishing an entire district for allegations against one person is a dangerous precedent.
