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In this Feb. 14, 2019, file photo Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax presides over the Senate during the session at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. Fairfax filed a $400 million defamation lawsuit Thursday, Sept. 12 against CBS Corp. and CBS Broadcasting in New York, alleging the network published false statements by two women who have accused him of sexual assault. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax sues CBS over accuser interviews

By Sarah Rankin - Associated Press

In this Feb. 14, 2019, file photo Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax presides over the Senate during the session at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. Fairfax filed a $400 million defamation lawsuit Thursday, Sept. 12 against CBS Corp. and CBS Broadcasting in New York, alleging the network published false statements by two women who have accused him of sexual assault. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Latest: Fairfax accusers’ attorneys respond to CBS lawsuit

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The Hampton History Museum has created an exhibit, The 1619 Arrival, that tells the stories of the first Africans who landed at Point Comfort in 1619. (L. Todd Spencer/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

Family of first enslaved Africans in America marks 400 years

By BEN FINLEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2019 file photo, Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax presides over the Senate session at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. One of the two women accusing Fairfax of sexual assault says his response has been &quot;disgraceful, irresponsible and manipulative.&quot; In an interview aired Monday, April 1 with CBS News, Vanessa Tyson criticized Fairfax for comparing himself to lynching victims when he defended himself in a speech on the state Senate floor in February. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

The Latest: Plans fall through for Justin Fairfax hearing

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Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax is prepped for the Senate session at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019. Vanessa Tyson, a college professor who has accused Fairfax of sexual assault, will appear Tuesday at a long-planned Stanford University academic symposium on that topic. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Fairfax accuser speaks out on abuse at Stanford #MeToo panel

By PAUL ELIAS - Associated Press

This image taken from video from Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, shows Vanessa Tyson speaking at a Stanford University symposium on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, in Stanford, Calif. (CASBS/Stanford University via AP) ** FILE **

Vanessa Tyson to report Justin Fairfax accusation to Boston DA

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax presides over the Virginia Senate inside the State Capitol in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. ((Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

Fairfax accuser to detail allegations to Boston prosecutors

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER - Associated Press

Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax is prepped for the Senate session at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019. Vanessa Tyson, a college professor who has accused Fairfax of sexual assault, will appear Tuesday at a long-planned Stanford University academic symposium on that topic. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Politician’s accuser speaks about issue of sexual assault

By PAUL ELIAS - Associated Press

In this undated file photo provided by Scripps College, Vanessa Tyson, an associate professor in politics at Scripps College, poses for a photo. Tyson, who has accused Virginia's lieutenant governor of sexual assault, is scheduled to appear Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, at a long-planned Stanford University academic symposium on that topic. (Scripps College via AP, File)

Vanessa Tyson, Justin Fairfax accuser, talks sexual assault at Stanford University symposium

By Paul Elias - Associated Press

The Latest: Virginia politician’s accuser talks sex assault

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FILE - In this May 23, 2017, file photo, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens speaks to supporters during a rally outside the state Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo. Greitens resigned June 1, 2018, while facing potential House impeachment proceedings over allegations of sexual and political misconduct. A woman with whom Greitens had an extramarital affair testified that he slapped, shoved, restrained and belittled her during a series of sexual encounters in 2015, while he was preparing to run for governor. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Virginia sex allegations are latest against state officials

By DAVID A. LIEB - Associated Press

Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, gavels the session to order at the start of the Senate session at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Friday, Feb. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

The Latest: Accuser willing to testify to Virginia lawmakers

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Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, gavels the session to order at the start of the Senate session at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Friday, Feb. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Vanessa Tyson, Meredith Watson say they are willing to testify in Fairfax impeachment hearing

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 25, 2018, file photo, Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax gestures during remarks before a meeting of the Campaign to reduce evictions at a church meeting room in Richmond, Va. A California woman has accused Fairfax of sexually assaulting her 15 years ago, saying in a statement Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, that she repressed the memory for years but came forward in part because of the possibility that Fairfax could succeed a scandal-mired governor. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) **FILE**

Justin Fairfax, Virginia lieutenant governor, accused by second woman of sexual assault

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, left, listens to assistant Senate Crerk, Tara Perkinson, as he prepares to preside over the Senate at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Monday, Feb. 4, 2019. Virginians are now taking a closer look at Fairfax as he suddenly looms as the successor to Gov. Ralph Northam, whose political future is in jeopardy after a blackface photo was discovered on Northam's personal page in his medical school yearbook. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Vanessa Tyson accuses Justin Fairfax of 2004 sexual assault: Statement

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax speaks during an interview in his office at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. Fairfax answered questions about the controversial photo in Gov. Ralph Northam's yearbook page. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Justin Fairfax, Virginia’s No. 2, denies sexual assault allegation amid Ralph Northam uncertainty

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

This image shows Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s page in his 1984 Eastern Virginia Medical School yearbook. The page shows a picture, at right, of a person in blackface and another wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood next to different pictures of the governor. It's unclear who the people in the picture are, but the rest of the page is filled with pictures of Northam and lists his undergraduate alma mater and other information about him. (Eastern Virginia Medical School via AP)

Virginia’s Gov. Northam says that wasn’t him in racist photo

By ALAN SUDERMAN - Associated Press

While both candidates for governor denounced white nationalists, Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, (top center) went a step further and criticized President Trump. "This denouncement is too little, too late," he said of the president. Mr. Gillespie (center bottom) was optimistic about Virginia's ability to tackle hate groups. "We have stared down racism, and Nazism and white supremacy before, and we will stare it down again," Mr. Gillespie said. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Ralph Northam leads Ed Gillespie by 7 points in Virginia governor’s race: Poll

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Tom Perriello speaks at the site of the Robert E. Lee statue at Lee Park in Charlottesville, Va., Monday, May 15, 2017. (Ryan M. Kelly/The Daily Progress via AP)

Ralph Northam, Tom Perriello attack one another’s conservative pasts in Virginia

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, March 15, 2017, photo Democratic gubernatorial candidate, former Congressman Tom Perriello listens during a town hall in Richmond, Va. Perriello is running against Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam in in the June 13 primary. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Ralph Northam prepares to face Tom Perriello in Virginia gubernatorial primary

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times