{"id":2512788,"date":"2025-11-20T11:55:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T16:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-members-react-to-florida-democrats-indictment\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T11:56:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T16:56:14","slug":"house-members-react-to-florida-democrats-indictment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-members-react-to-florida-democrats-indictment\/","title":{"rendered":"House members react to Florida Democrat&#8217;s indictment"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-members-react-to-florida-democrats-indictment%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2512788&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Florida Democratic Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has been indicted on charges including theft, fraud, and conspiracy to file a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-house-democrat-charged-with-stealing-5-million-in-fema-funds\/\" title=\"... with ... in ... ...\">false federal tax return<\/a> related<\/a> to the alleged misappropriation of $5 million in FEMA disaster relief funds.If convicted, she could face up to 53 years in prison. The indictment has drawn strong condemnation from Republican House members, with Rep. Greg Steube announcing plans to file a motion to censure her and remove her from all House committees,and potentially seek her expulsion following an inquiry or conviction. Cherfilus-McCormickS Republican critics accuse her of egregious abuses of public trust by stealing disaster relief money intended for genuine victims and funneling a significant portion of the funds to her congressional campaign. Meanwhile, her Democratic colleagues have remained largely silent, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Political opponents, including her 2021 Republican rival Vic DeGrammont and current Democratic challenger Elijah Manley, have called for her resignation. Cherfilus-McCormick had previously advocated publicly for increased FEMA funding, even as the alleged theft was taking place. The Office of Congressional ethics has also been investigating her for possible campaign finance violations. The situation has caused scrutiny of her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/student-suspended-from-education-program-for-saying-a-man-is-a-man-a-woman-is-a-woman\/\" title=\"Student Suspended From Education Program For Saying, \u2018A Man Is A Man, A Woman Is A Woman\u2019\">social media presence<\/a>, with former Rep. George Santos noting she disabled comments on her accounts following the indictment news.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">House members react to Florida Democrat&rsquo;s indictment: &lsquo;Most egregious abuses of public trust&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2135459\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3893106\/sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-doj-fema-funds\/\">Shelia Cherfilus-McCormick&rsquo;s (D-FL) indictment<\/a> on Wednesday was met with condemnation from her Republican colleagues in the House and silence from her Democratic allies.<\/p>\n<p>Cherfilus-McCormick is facing charges of theft, fraud, and conspiring to file a false federal tax return. Should the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\">Florida<\/a> representative be found guilty, she could receive a prison sentence of up to 53 years. This indictment prompted <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/house\/\">House<\/a> members to act, with Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) floating a censure vote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3893210\/epstein-files-thomas-massie-majority\/\">On Epstein, Thomas Massie finds himself in unusual place: The majority<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3893180\/mace-resolution-censure-cory-mills-ethics-committee\/\">Mace-led resolution to censure Cory Mills referred to Ethics Committee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3892799\/house-repeal-arctic-frost-provision-government-funding-deal\/\">House votes to repeal &lsquo;Arctic Frost&rsquo; provision added to government funding deal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Tomorrow morning I will be filing a privileged motion to censure Cherfilus-McCormick and remove her from all committees,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepGregSteube\/status\/1991317294870392922\">Steube wrote on X<\/a> Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is one of the most egregious abuses of public trust I have ever seen. Stealing $5 million in taxpayer disaster funds from[the[the<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fema\/\">Federal Emergency Management Agency<\/a>]of all places is beyond indefensible. Millions of Floridians have relied on FEMA after devastating hurricanes, and that money was supposed to help real disaster victims.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And once House Ethics <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3425729\/cherfilus-mccormick-house-rules-campaign-finance-laws-ethics-panel\/\">concludes their investigation<\/a> or she is formally convicted, rest assured I will move to expel her from Congress,&rdquo; Steube added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tomorrow morning I will be filing a privileged motion to censure Rep. Cherfilus McCormick and remove her from all committees.<\/p>\n<p>This is one of the most egregious abuses of public trust I have ever seen. Stealing $5 million in taxpayer disaster funds from FEMA of all places is&hellip; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xsqm0oqOWw\">https:\/\/t.co\/xsqm0oqOWw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Congressman Greg Steube (@RepGregSteube) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepGregSteube\/status\/1991317294870392922?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Others condemned Cherfilus-McCormick&rsquo;s alleged actions.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Democrats love wasteful government spending, because they launder it to their campaign accounts,&rdquo; Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) wrote on X in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepBrandonGill\/status\/1991297388909301987\">response to the indictment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Law and order has returned,&rdquo; Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/andy-biggs\/\">Andy Biggs<\/a> (R-AZ) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepAndyBiggsAZ\/status\/1991308459019481407\">wrote on X<\/a>. &ldquo;Like <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CongresswomanSC\">@CongresswomanSC<\/a> [Cherfilus-McCormick&rsquo;s X account]  said way back in 2023, no one is above the law.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Democrats love wasteful government spending, because they launder it to their campaign accounts. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n6k03y1kmX\">https:\/\/t.co\/n6k03y1kmX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Congressman Brandon Gill (@RepBrandonGill) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepBrandonGill\/status\/1991297388909301987?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Law and order has returned. <\/p>\n<p>Like <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CongresswomanSC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CongresswomanSC<\/a> said way back in 2023, no one is above the law. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AJzIqLKTXe\">https:\/\/t.co\/AJzIqLKTXe<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GTNr4wN6Ak\">pic.twitter.com\/GTNr4wN6Ak<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep Andy Biggs (@RepAndyBiggsAZ) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAndyBiggsAZ\/status\/1991308459019481407?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Not only did Cherfilus-McCormick often use the phrase, &ldquo;No one is above the law,&rdquo; in social media comments regarding President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> indictments, but she also often called for more FEMA funding.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>FEMA is notably the source that accidentally overpaid Cherfilus-McCormick&rsquo;s brother for a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/covid-19\/\">COVID-19<\/a> staffing vaccination contract toward his healthcare company. Cherfilus-McCormick is accused of rerouting a &ldquo;substantial portion&rdquo; of the misappropriated $5 million to her congressional campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CongresswomanSC\/status\/1697957763710689438\">@fema<\/a> needs to be fully equipped to support Floridians in the wake of catastrophic hurricanes,&rdquo; Cherfilus-McCormick <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CongresswomanSC\/status\/1697957763710689438\">wrote on X<\/a> in 2023, two years after her alleged crime. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s why I joined a letter with my colleagues from Florida&rsquo;s congressional delegation that urges FEMA to replenish its Disaster Relief Fund.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;FEMA helps communities across Florida get ahead before storms hit. Freezing the agency&rsquo;s grant funding &mdash; with hurricane season now right around the corner &mdash; is plain dangerous,&rdquo; Cherfilus-McCormick <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CongresswomanSC\/status\/1923031511869145498\">wrote on X<\/a> in May. &ldquo;I joined a letter calling for this Administration to reverse course and ensure that we can be prepared ahead of a disaster.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fema?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@fema<\/a> needs to be fully equipped to support Floridians in the wake of catastrophic hurricanes.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why I joined a letter with my colleagues from Florida&#8217;s congressional delegation that urges FEMA to replenish its Disaster Relief Fund. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DW26ndGzZQ\">pic.twitter.com\/DW26ndGzZQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (@CongresswomanSC) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CongresswomanSC\/status\/1697957763710689438?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FEMA helps communities across Florida get ahead before storms hit.<\/p>\n<p>Freezing the agency&rsquo;s grant funding &mdash; with hurricane season now right around the corner &mdash; is plain dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>I joined a letter calling for this Administration to reverse course and ensure that we can be&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (@CongresswomanSC) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CongresswomanSC\/status\/1923031511869145498?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Former New York Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-santos\/\">George Santos<\/a>, who served with Cherfilus-McCormick, noted a change in her social media strategy Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Someone is having a rough day,&rdquo; Santos wrote on X, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MrSantosNY\/status\/1991378707127365645\">responding to a recent post<\/a> from Cherfilus-McCormick. &ldquo;Comments are off!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Someone is having a rough day&hellip;. Comments are off! &#128064; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Midb8u4HIG\">https:\/\/t.co\/Midb8u4HIG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; George Santos (@MrSantosNY) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrSantosNY\/status\/1991378707127365645?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Cherfilus-McCormick&rsquo;s political opponents, current and former, have also commented on the indictment. Vic DeGrammont was the Republican candidate facing off against Cherfilus-McCormick when she first ran for office in a 2021 special election.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I ran against Sheila Cherfilus McCormick in FL20 the year she won. When she said her campaign was totally self funded, I knew there was something was up, but there was no way to prove it,&rdquo; DeGrammont <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/votedegrammont\/status\/1991299288635437569?s=46&amp;t=2CWrvAECKD0TUl3enRzBBQ\">wrote on X<\/a>. &ldquo;Finally the truth comes out!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Now Cherfilus-McCormick is facing a Democratic challenger: Elijah Manley.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick should resign from office so that our district can focus on having our needs met without distraction,&rdquo; Manley <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iElijahManley\/status\/1991487106749985108\">wrote on X<\/a>. &ldquo;The governor may not call a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/special-elections\/\">special election<\/a> quickly, but the clock is ticking and every moment she stays in office is a disgrace to our community.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I ran against Sheila Cherfilus McCormick in FL20 the year she won. When she said her campaign was totally self funded, I knew there was something was up, but there was no way to prove it.<br \/>Finally the truth comes out!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Vic DeGrammont (@votedegrammont) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/votedegrammont\/status\/1991297155160531154?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick should resign from office so that our district can focus on having our needs met without distraction. <\/p>\n<p>The governor may not call a special election quickly, but the clock is ticking and every moment she stays in office is a disgrace to our community.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elijah Manley (@iElijahManley) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iElijahManley\/status\/1991487106749985108?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reported in May that the Office of Congressional Ethics <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3425729\/cherfilus-mccormick-house-rules-campaign-finance-laws-ethics-panel\/\">recommended the Ethics Committee<\/a> look into whether Cherfilus-McCormick requested community project funding for a for-profit entity, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ethics-panel-recommends-further-investigation-into-cherfilus-mccormick\/\" title=\"Ethics panel recommends further investigation into ...\">accepted campaign contributions linked<\/a> to an official action, and whether her office either made payments to an entity or her campaign accepted and failed to report in-kind contributions.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3893106\/sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-doj-fema-funds\/\"><strong>FLORIDA HOUSE DEMOCRAT CHARGED WITH STEALING $5 MILLION IN FEMA FUNDS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Notably, House Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY) has not commented publicly on the indictment.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> has reached out to Jeffries and Cherfilus-McCormick for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House reacts to Florida Dem&#8217;s indictment: &#8216;Egregious abuse<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2512789,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cherfilus-mccormick.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[48537,43731,15074,32779,38972],"class_list":["post-2512788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-florida-democrat","tag-house-members","tag-indictment","tag-legal-issues","tag-political-reaction"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cherfilus-mccormick.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2512788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2512788"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2512788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2512792,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2512788\/revisions\/2512792"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2512789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2512788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2512788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2512788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}