POLITICO
By HEATHER CAYGLE and ANDREW DESIDERIO
01/18/2019 06:56 PM EST
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-Texas) has been pressured by leadership within the Congressional Black Caucus to step down. | Alex Wong/Getty Images
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is refusing demands to step down as leader of the Congressional Black Caucus’ nonprofit arm amid claims she fired one of her congressional staffers over rape allegations.
Jackson Lee was told by the CBC Foundation’s board to resign during a lengthy call on Thursday night, according to two sources with knowledge of the conversation. Jackson Lee resisted those demands, and the call abruptly ended as other board members were trying to figure out how to continue the conversation without the Texas Democrat.
