Rep. Katie Hill is resigning from Congress. Here's how the California lawmaker became embroiled in a scandal over her affair with a campaign staffer and threatened a revenge-porn lawsuit against the Daily Mail.

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• Rep. Katie Hill announced her resignation from Congress on October 27.
• The California lawmaker has become engulfed in controversy since being accused of having an affair with her legislative director and admitting that she had a consensual sexual relationship with a younger campaign staffer.
• Hill has also threatened to sue the Daily Mail, alleging that it published revenge porn, which is illegal in California.
• The congresswoman has accused her estranged husband of abuse and of working with Republican opponents on a "coordinated effort to try to destroy me and the people close to me."
• The House Ethics Committee said it opened an investigation into the allegations that Hill had an affair with her legislative director, which would be a violation of House rules.
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Rep. Katie Hill announced her resignation from Congress on October 27.

The California lawmaker has become engulfed in controversy since being accused of having an affair with her legislative director and admitting that she had a sexual relationship with a younger campaign staffer.

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