Pro-Trump lawmaker abruptly quits leadership role after election-rigging scheme implodes

Indiana state Sen. Liz Brown (R) has resigned her leadership role as assistant majority floor leader after her Republican colleagues voted against new district maps.

A day after Republicans in the Indiana Senate rejected President Donald Trump's redistricting demand, Brown said she was stepping down from the position. She will continue to serve as Senate Judiciary Chairman.

"We who led the conservative effort to redraw our Congressional maps are devastated about yesterday's vote," Brown said in a statement. "Myself, Sen. Gaskill and the other 17 senators who voted yes recognize the consequences of what it will mean to have socialists control Congress."

"Yesterday, we failed our conservative voters, our colleagues in the Indiana House, our Indiana Congressional Delegation and the President who won our state by 19 points," she added. "Our Caucus will have rebuilding to do to repair communication and trust with voters, and I will focus on that effort outside of Senate Leadership."