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REPORT: Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Retaliated Against A Staffer Who Planned To Sue The Congressional Black Caucus Over An Alleged Rape

Emily Zanotti

A new report from Buzzfeed News details shocking allegations against Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) — that the long-time House Democrat may have retaliated against a former staffer who was planning to sue the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation over their lack of interest in a rape allegation.

In a lawsuit filed earlier this week, the former staffer — identified only as “Jane Doe” — accuses Jackson Lee of firing her because she intended to make public “an alleged rape by a former employee of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation.”

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