Congresswoman accused of pro-Palestinian bribery dropped by J Street
Newman is under investigation for allegedly promising Lymen Chehade, a Palestinian-American academic, a job on her congressional staff if he agreed not to run against her in a primary.
Marie Newman, then-candidate for Congress in IL-03, speaks to reporters after receiving the endorsement of Reps. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., and Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., in Washington DC, Jan. 17, 2018. (photo credit: Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
