Jeffries declines to break with indicted Democrat after ethics panel's guilty verdict

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram has the latest on the allegations against Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., on 'America Reports.' A bipartisan group of lawmakers found Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., guilty of more than two dozen ethics violations, but House Democratic leadership is standing by their embattled colleague. "As I understand it, the Ethics Committee has one final step in their process, so I'm not going to get out ahead of the Ethics Committee process that will be completed upon our return," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said Friday morning. "And then I'll have more to say." House Democratic Conference Chairman Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., also told Punchbowl News Friday he had not seen the ethics panel's findings but added "that doesn't sound good" when told the body determined she comm