Katie Hill Says Biphobia Caused Her Resignation from Congress: ‘I Made the Right Call’

STEPHANOPOULOS my exclusive interview ░░░░░░░░ Katie Hill She s ░░░░░░░░ congresswoman who resigned from ░░░░░░░░ after nude pictures of ░░░░░░░░ with a campaign aide ░░░░░░░░ leaked online She reflected ░░░░░░░░ her rise and fall ░░░░░░░░ politics and explains why ░░░░░░░░ rejects the term revenge ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts HILL This ░░░░░░░░ the last speech that ░░░░░░░░ will give from this ░░░░░░░░ as a member of ░░░░░░░░ STEPHANOPOULOS Once a rising ░░░░░░░░ in the Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ Hill a 32 year ░░░░░░░░ freshman congresswoman from California ░░░░░░░░ less than a year ░░░░░░░░ taking office Was the ░░░░░░░░ mistake having a relationship ░░░░░░░░ a campaign staffer HILL ░░░░░░░░ When I started to ░░░░░░░░ for Congress it was ░░░░░░░░ was a nobody I ░░░░░░░░ a nonprofit director that ░░░░░░░░ 29 years old when ░░░░░░░░ jumped in and I ░░░░░░░░ not have any political ░░░░░░░░ And so I was ░░░░░░░░ complete long shot But ░░░░░░░░ team which built over ░░░░░░░░ was especially the people ░░░░░░░░ were there in the ░░░░░░░░ it never felt like ░░░░░░░░ employer employee relationship in ░░░░░░░░ way that I d ░░░░░░░░ an executive at a ░░░░░░░░ organization before The boundaries ░░░░░░░░ completely different because you ░░░░░░░░ truly in the trenches ░░░░░░░░ this very small team ░░░░░░░░ I think I made ░░░░░░░░ biggest mistake was not ░░░░░░░░ those boundaries from the ░░░░░░░░ beginning STEPHANOPOULOS In October ░░░░░░░░ photos and text messages ░░░░░░░░ Hill began leaking online ░░░░░░░░ who was in the ░░░░░░░░ of a divorce has ░░░░░░░░ her estranged husband Kenny ░░░░░░░░ of leaking the photos ░░░░░░░░ an act of cyber ░░░░░░░░ The photos are released ░░░░░░░░ re also accused not ░░░░░░░░ of having a relationship ░░░░░░░░ a campaign staffer but ░░░░░░░░ a relationship with someone ░░░░░░░░ your congressional staff which ░░░░░░░░ would cross all kinds ░░░░░░░░ ethical lines HILL That ░░░░░░░░ came from my ex ░░░░░░░░ and it launched a ░░░░░░░░ It s not true ░░░░░░░░ No especially the person ░░░░░░░░ he was accusing me ░░░░░░░░ was somebody who he ░░░░░░░░ my first higher He ░░░░░░░░ the first person who ░░░░░░░░ on my campaign and ░░░░░░░░ came with me to ░░░░░░░░ and we were friends ░░░░░░░░ it shows you how ░░░░░░░░ it is to when ░░░░░░░░ re talking about someone ░░░░░░░░ a woman being a ░░░░░░░░ of something like the ░░░░░░░░ right or cyber exploitation ░░░░░░░░ revenge porn or whatever ░░░░░░░░ want to call it ░░░░░░░░ What do you want ░░░░░░░░ call it HILL Well ░░░░░░░░ s a problem with ░░░░░░░░ term revenge porn because ░░░░░░░░ implies A that there ░░░░░░░░ something to be taking ░░░░░░░░ for right that the ░░░░░░░░ maybe did something wrong ░░░░░░░░ the first place And ░░░░░░░░ also could imply that ░░░░░░░░ was consensual and it ░░░░░░░░ not STEPHANOPOULOS Overnight lawyers ░░░░░░░░ Hill s estranged husband ░░░░░░░░ ABC news that Ms ░░░░░░░░ made no allegations of ░░░░░░░░ in her petition for ░░░░░░░░ Mr Heslep denies any ░░░░░░░░ of abuse or wrongdoing ░░░░░░░░ The parties are currently ░░░░░░░░ the process of negotiating ░░░░░░░░ amicable settlement Mr Heslep ░░░░░░░░ ask for privacy during ░░░░░░░░ time And how have ░░░░░░░░ regretted the decision to ░░░░░░░░ resign Any part of ░░░░░░░░ think you should have ░░░░░░░░ and fought HILL I ░░░░░░░░ feel that I made ░░░░░░░░ right call in stepping ░░░░░░░░ for several reasons one ░░░░░░░░ which is that I ░░░░░░░░ not want to be ░░░░░░░░ liability to my colleagues ░░░░░░░░ knew from the people ░░░░░░░░ had the photos that ░░░░░░░░ obtained the photos that ░░░░░░░░ were hundreds more images ░░░░░░░░ text messages that were ░░░░░░░░ there that I had ░░░░░░░░ idea what they could ░░░░░░░░ or how they could ░░░░░░░░ taken out of context ░░░░░░░░ Your story exploded I ░░░░░░░░ political scandals always explode ░░░░░░░░ some degree but how ░░░░░░░░ of it is tied ░░░░░░░░ the fact in your ░░░░░░░░ that you re bisexual ░░░░░░░░ I think a lot ░░░░░░░░ it is and it ░░░░░░░░ also partly because I ░░░░░░░░ a woman We haven ░░░░░░░░ seen as many right ░░░░░░░░ the sex scandals with ░░░░░░░░ But the bisexuality is ░░░░░░░░ huge part of it ░░░░░░░░ is there s a ░░░░░░░░ element of it There ░░░░░░░░ biphobia that is rampant ░░░░░░░░ and certainly misunderstanding of ░░░░░░░░ bisexuality is And its ░░░░░░░░ it s the headlines ░░░░░░░░ much much better than ░░░░░░░░ congresswoman has you know ░░░░░░░░ with a former campaign ░░░░░░░░ STEPHANOPOULOS You wrote in ░░░░░░░░ days after your resignation ░░░░░░░░ seemed like you were ░░░░░░░░ close to suicide What ░░░░░░░░ you from taking that ░░░░░░░░ fatal step HILL It ░░░░░░░░ my family and it ░░░░░░░░ the people who I ░░░░░░░░ it would for a ░░░░░░░░ of a better word ░░░░░░░░ But I knew of ░░░░░░░░ the girls and young ░░░░░░░░ who looked up to ░░░░░░░░ who saw this happen ░░░░░░░░ me If the ultimate ░░░░░░░░ was that this destroyed ░░░░░░░░ and you know I ░░░░░░░░ suicide what does that ░░░░░░░░ them And that couldn ░░░░░░░░ be my final story ░░░░░░░░ ends STEPHANOPOULOS It s ░░░░░░░░ what she s been ░░░░░░░░ in the last few ░░░░░░░░ That rise and fall ░░░░░░░░ Congress in January her ░░░░░░░░ 20 year old brother ░░░░░░░░ her mom had brain ░░░░░░░░ and now she s ░░░░░░░░ back But one thing ░░░░░░░░ have to say for ░░░░░░░░ she s an incredibly ░░░░░░░░ woman ROBERTS Yeah for ░░░░░░░░ to be willing to ░░░░░░░░ speak with you like ░░░░░░░░ does say something about ░░░░░░░░