Grijalva’s secret deal with ex-staffer exposes Capitol Hill ‘hush fund’ to cover up bad behavior

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

This "hush money" we've suddenly started hearing about, generally tied to sexual harassment allegations, is a huge deal. The first I heard of it was when the Conyers accusations came to light and apparently, there are several more politicians in D.C. who have done the same thing over the years. This needs to be investigated and if people are getting paid off with our tax dollars to keep their mouths shut those member of Congress need to be removed from office, made to pay back that money out of their own pockets, and possibly prosecuted.

The arrangement appears to run contrary to House rules that constrain severance packages, and it caught the eye of watchdogs who were already demanding answers about payouts in the wake of harassment complaints.

“It seems like all of these House bodies are designed to help cover for members of Congress,” said Melanie Sloan, an ethics lawyer in Washington. “A large part of the problem is that each member of Congress can treat their staff as their own fiefdom and also know that it will remain silent.”

Raul Grijalva’s secret deal exposes second ‘hush fund’ on Capitol Hill

 

[DarkFury]

Bro hits a home run! Let's get those names!

 

[MarathonMike]

Awesome! Anything to get Raul Grijalva's fat Communist ass out of Arizona.

 

[Two Thumbs]

This "hush money" we've suddenly started hearing about, generally tied to sexual harassment allegations, is a huge deal. The first I heard of it was when the Conyers accusations came to light and apparently, there are several more politicians in D.C. who have done the same thing over the years. This needs to be investigated and if people are getting paid off with our tax dollars to keep their mouths shut those member of Congress need to be removed from office, made to pay back that money out of their own pockets, and possibly prosecuted.

The arrangement appears to run contrary to House rules that constrain severance packages, and it caught the eye of watchdogs who were already demanding answers about payouts in the wake of harassment complaints.

“It seems like all of these House bodies are designed to help cover for members of Congress,” said Melanie Sloan, an ethics lawyer in Washington. “A large part of the problem is that each member of Congress can treat their staff as their own fiefdom and also know that it will remain silent.”

Raul Grijalva’s secret deal exposes second ‘hush fund’ on Capitol Hill

The arrangement appears to run contrary to House rules that constrain severance packages, and it caught the eye of watchdogs who were already demanding answers about payouts in the wake of harassment complaints.


so it took, open accusations, for them to do something?

what kind of watch dog waits until the stolen tv is off the property before barking?


one that was in on it.