Article snippet: The House Ethics Committee announced Wednesday it has launched an investigation into allegations that freshman Rep. MORE (D-Calif.) violated chamber rules by engaging in a sexual relationship with a staffer in her office. "The Committee is aware of public allegations that Representative Katie Hill may have engaged in a sexual relationship with an individual on her congressional staff, in violation of House Rule XXIII, clause 18 (a)," Rep. MORE (Texas), the top Republican on the panel, said in a statement. “The fact is I am going through a divorce from an abusive husband who seems determined to try to humiliate me. I am disgusted that my opponents would seek to exploit such a private matter for political gain,” she said in a statement to The Hill on Tuesday. "This coordinated effort to try to destroy me and people close to me is despicable and will not succeed," she added. "I, like many women who have faced attacks like this before, am stronger than those who want me to be afraid." Hill’s office didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on Wednesday after the Ethics Committee’s announcement. Hill was allegedly involved in a sexual relationship with a staff member, according to an article published last week in the conservative RedState, citing text messages involving Hill's husband, Kenny Heslep. An unidentified friend told Heslep in the text messages about an alleged relationship between Hill and Graham Kelly, her legislative director. “Allegations that... Link to the full article to read more