Two USA Fencing board members have filed a lawsuit against the organization’s chair, Damien Lehfeldt, accusing him of making false statements during a congressional hearing on transgender athletes. The plaintiffs, Andrey Geva and Abdel Salem, claim that Lehfeldt misrepresented the organization’s policies and actions during the hearing, which risked the organization being declassified as a national governing body (NGB). They also allege that Lehfeldt falsely announced Geva’s resignation from the board and that Geva faced threats for expressing personal opinions on transgender athletes’ competitive advantages.