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The two women accusing Virginia Lt. Gov Justin Fairfax of sexual
assault said they would be willing to testify at possible
impeachment proceedings against the Democrat.

Attorneys for Vanessa Tyson and Meredith Watson released
statements Saturday saying the women would testify against
Fairfax, who has faced calls from members of his own party to
resign.

"We will also produce documentary evidence of Ms. Watson
revealing to others the fact that Fairfax raped her," the
statement released by Watson’s lawyers said. Their client can
provide two witnesses whom she told of her alleged encounter
with Fairfax the day after it occurred, the lawyers said.

Watson claims Fairfax raped her while they were classmates at
Duke University.

Lawyers for Tyson released a statement late Saturday saying she
is “fully prepared to testify at impeachment proceedings and to
cooperate with law enforcement in any investigation” into the
allegations against Fairfax.

Tyson claims Fairfax sexually assaulted her during the 2004
Democratic National Convention in Boston.

Fairfax denied the women’s claims Saturday, saying the
encounters were consensual.

"I heard from Dr. Tyson after the 2004 Convention, and she never
said or otherwise indicated that our interaction was not
consensual or caused her any discomfort," Fairfax said in the
statement. "Regarding Ms. Watson, I knew Ms. Watson in college
both before and after the encounter, and she never said to me
that our interaction was not consensual or caused her any
discomfort."

Multiple Democrats -- in Virginia and nationally -- have called
on Fairfax to resign. Patrick Hope, a fellow Democrat and member
of the Virginia House of Delegates, announced Friday that he
will move to impeach Fairfax if the lieutenant governor doesn’t
resign by Monday.

"There's no question that violent sexual assault clearly
qualifies as a high crime," Hope said in a news conference
Friday night. "I believe these women. He needs to resign
immediately."

Virginia's leadership has been rocked by a series of recent
scandals. In addition to Fairfax, Gov. Ralph Northam and state
Attorney General Mark Herring, also Democrats, have faced calls
to resign over their use of blackface while in college. Both men
have signaled they have no intention of resigning -- despite
calls to resign from a host of Democrats with national profiles.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fairfax-accusers-willing-to- testify-at-impeachment-proceedings-against-virginia-democrat
 

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