assault. fairfaxl denies both claims. state delegate patrick hope backed down from his threats yesterday afterfr a conference call with house democrats and legislative black caucus members who demanded that there be no rush to oust fairfax. this comesst amid the departure of four of the lieutenant governor staffers on friday leaving hiser office to work through the t turmoil. governor ralph northam will launch a listening tour around the state amid his own scandal involving the use o of blackfac which he denies. sources tellsie buzzfeed while prepping northam for the events advisers encouraged him to watch the film bitter of a nation to better understand the history of discrimination and violence ti against african-americans. one adviser claims northam was not previously aware of the racist depictions of blackface in the film. an investigation by two fairfax newspapers detailing sexualfa misconduct allegations