Democrat borrows Trump’s ‘witch hunt’ refrain to resign from Congress after House ethics probe

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsDemocrat borrows Trump’s ‘witch hunt’ refrain to resign from Congress after House ethics probeOuster of Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick closely follows the resignations of two House members for sexual misconduct allegationsJohn Bowden in Washington, D.C. Tuesday 21 April 2026 20:06 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2962161","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/cherfilus-mccormick-resigns-congress-ethics-b2962161.html","title":"Democrat borrows Trump’s ‘witch hunt’ refrain to resign from Congress"}}CloseJessica Tarlov bashes Trump's popularitySign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":fals...