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Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick resigns ahead of House ethics probe

Season 2026 Episode 83 | 4m 53s

Another scandal-plagued member of Congress resigned on Tuesday, exactly one week after a pair of her peers did the same. Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida faced an ethics investigation into her use of campaign funds. Lisa Desjardins reports.

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