As the 2019 Virginia General Assembly session comes to a close, things appear to be heating up on the Justin Fairfax sexual assault allegations front. The Washington Post reports:
Republicans will invite two women who have accused Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax (D) of sexual assault to testify before lawmakers, despite Democrats’ objections that it would turn into a “political, partisan show.”
The move came one day after House Speaker Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights) criticized Democrats for resisting his efforts to launch a bipartisan investigation into the accusations against Fairfax.
Del. Rob Bell (R-Albermarle) rose on the House floor shortly after noon on Friday and said the body had “a duty to investigate.” He said the House Courts of Justice committee will schedule a hearing but did not provide a date.
.@DelRBell announces on floor that House Courts of Justice committee will schedule a meeting and invite Vanessa Tyson and Meredith Watson (who have serious claims of sexual assault by @FairfaxJustin prior to him taking office) to testify, and to invite Fairfax to testify as well.
— VAPLAN (@vaplan2018) February 22, 2019
Del. Rob. Bell, R-Albemarle, announces on House floor that he will schedule a courts committee hearing to allow Vanessa Tyson, Meredith Watson and LG Justin Fairfax to testify about the sexual assault allegations
— Graham Moomaw (@gmoomaw) February 22, 2019
Bell tells me he’s not sure when the hearing will happen. Says he’s got to talk to a lot of different people first
— Graham Moomaw (@gmoomaw) February 22, 2019
“They just went nuclear,” one Democratic delegate said https://t.co/Vs5Lz1DdmU
— Greg Schneider (@SchneiderG) February 22, 2019
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