Florida GOP chair removed amid rape allegation he denies: Source

(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Christian Ziegler, who is facing a rape allegation that he denies, on Monday was voted out as the Florida Republican Party chair during a closed-door meeting in Tallahassee, a source familiar tells ABC News.

Ziegler is being investigated by police but has not been charged with a crime.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had called for him to “step aside.”

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