190801-N-BM202-1015 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Aug. 1, 2019) Rep. Katie Hill, of California, receives information about the USS Chief Fire Fighter Trainer from Capt. Erik Thors, commanding officer of Recruit Training Command (RTC). Naval Station Great Lakes and RTC hosted Hill for a command overview and facilities tour. More than 35,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Camilo Fernan) [Photo Credit: Petty Officer 2nd Class Camilo E Fernan, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons]
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Former Democrat Rep Files Bankruptcy After Failed Lawsuit

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Katie Hill resigned as a congresswoman in 2019 after she admitted to an inappropriate relationship with a female staffer.

Now the former Democrat congresswoman from California has filed bankruptcy, The Daily Caller reports.

The cause according to the report is a mountain of legal bills from a failed lawsuit Hill filed against the Daily Mail and two journalists for publishing revealing photos of her.

The suit was dismissed on free speech grounds and she is left with around $200,000 in attorneys fees.

Hill released a statement via Twitter where she claimed “victims of cyber exploitation are being let down by our legal system….”

Hill was a rising star in congress when she was elected in 2018, but quickly fell from grace. As a result fo the revelations of the scandal Hill and her husband divorced.

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