{"id":601479,"date":"2023-12-18T04:10:12","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T01:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/embattled-chair-christian-ziegler-censured-by-florida-republican-party-amid-rape-allegation\/"},"modified":"2023-12-18T04:10:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T01:10:12","slug":"embattled-chair-christian-ziegler-censured-by-florida-republican-party-amid-rape-allegation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/embattled-chair-christian-ziegler-censured-by-florida-republican-party-amid-rape-allegation\/","title":{"rendered":"#Embattled Chair Christian Ziegler censured by Florida Republican Party amid rape allegation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/christian-ziegler-florida-gop-ap.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Florida Republican Party on Sunday formally censured and called for the resignation of its chair, Christian Ziegler, amid an ongoing investigation into a rape allegation against him. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At a special meeting of the Republican Party of Florida\u2019s executive board, members supported motions to revoke Ziegler\u2019s authority, to reduce his salary to $1, to revoke reimbursements of his expenses and to censure him, according to Lee County GOP Chairman Michael Thompson, who posted updates of the meeting on X, the platform formerly known as <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cChristian Ziegler has engaged in conduct that renders him unfit to continue to serve as the Chairman of the Republican Party of Florida,\u201d which \u201chas lost confidence in Christian Ziegler\u2019s ability to effectively lead our party,\u201d the censure motion read.<\/p>\n<p>The Florida GOP executive board, therefore, \u201chereby formally censures Christian Ziegler and for the good of the Republican Party of Florida requests his immediate resignation as Chairman,\u201d the censure continued.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson said on X that Ziegler tried to mount a defense during the meeting, writing, from inside the meeting, that \u201cZiegler on soap box trying to defend himself,\u201d but added that it was \u201cnot working.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The resolution comes after a woman, whose name is redacted in police records, accused Ziegler of forcing his way into her apartment and raping her on Oct. 2. Ziegler and his wife, Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler, had previously engaged in a consensual sexual relationship with the woman, according to police records.<\/p>\n<p>Ziegler has denied the rape accusation and has not been charged with any crimes. <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> of the accusation, however, has attracted national media attention and has seen some top Florida GOP figures previously call for his resignation \u2014 including Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is also a GOP primary contender for president in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>In the censure resolution, the Florida GOP executive board suggested Ziegler was a distraction ahead of the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cAs a result of such conduct and actions, Christian Ziegler has injured the good name of the Republican Party of Florida, disturbed its well-being, and hampered the organization in performing its mission to support the principles, objectives, and values of the Republican Party and secure the election of all duly nominated Republican candidates,\u201d the censure motion read.<\/p>\n<p>The motion also claimed that Ziegler \u201chas not been forthright and honest\u201d with the Florida GOP and that \u201cthe Executive Board has lost confidence in Christian Ziegler\u2019s ability to effectively lead\u201d the party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 2024 elections are the most important of our lifetime and demands the full and undivided attention of our party to defeat the Democrats and Joe Biden,\u201d the motion read.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. 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