Republican who still owes taxpayers $84K for sexual harassment settlement lashes out at 'f-tards' fo
Source: raw story
Republican who still owes taxpayers $84K for sexual harassment settlement lashes out at f-tards for costing him his job
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According to the transcript of a court deposition from an ongoing lawsuit filed by the Victoria Advocate, Farenthold said he did not resign because he considered himself at fault, but because he believed the Me Too movement would bias the House Ethics Committee against him.
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Last December, it emerged that Farenthold brokered a secret $84,000 settlement with his former communications director, Lauren Greene, after a series of incidents in which he allegedly told her he had sexual fantasies about her, discussed threesomes in her presence, and remarked to another female staffer that Greene could show her nipples whenever she wanted to.
Despite being a multimillionaire, Farenthold opted to pay the settlement with tax dollars, which, amazingly, has been perfectly legal under a system set up in 1995. Nonetheless, the House Ethics Committee moved to investigate the matter, prompting him to resign in April rather than face accountability.
He is now working as a lobbyist for the Calhoun Port Authority for the city of Port Lavaca, TX. The Advocates lawsuit alleges the municipal government broke Texas state law by not soliciting public comment before hiring him, a charge the Port Authority denies..................................
Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2018/08/republican-still-owes-taxpayers-84k-sexual-harassment-settlement-lashes-f-tards-costing-job/
Bet he never repays taxpayers.
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Snellius
(6,881 posts)PatSeg
(53,546 posts)The party of "personal responsibility"..............ha, ha, ha! More like "everything is their fault" party!
CurtEastPoint
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(40,915 posts)D'ya suppose the girls were compensated to be there with him?
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CurtEastPoint
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(38,093 posts)packman
(16,296 posts)should be on a lily pad in a swamp flicking flies out of the air with his tongue
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(926 posts)When I hear "Tea Party", that's the face that pops into my head: white, fat, stupid, and corrupt.
ProfessorGAC
(77,274 posts). . .it's perpetually scowling and kind of crazy eyed.
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