Los Angeles city councilmembers ousted over leaked racist remarks

Two Los Angeles city councilmembers have been removed from their committee roles after they were caught on tape in a conversation in which city leaders used racist and disparaging language about constituents and colleagues in a scandal that has thrown LA politics into turmoil.

Over the last week, the pair have resisted calls to resign over their comments crudely discussing Black voters and Indigenous residents of LA in a conversation about redistricting. They apologized for their role in the conversation last week.

The Associated Press contributed to this report