CNN, the Washington Post and New York Times can’t get enough of fat, goofy Republican Blake Farenthold’s sexual harassment settlement from the tax payer funded slush fund of $84,000. I personally thing ANYONE using the slush fund of tax payer dollars should resign immediately, including Farenthold. But when it comes to Democrats, who use nearly three times as much as Farenthold from the tax payer funded slush fund to pay off sexual harassment allegations, then it gets completely ignore by the corrupt media.
| CNN, WaPo, NYT ignore Democrat Alcee Hastings $220K sexual harassment settlement |
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CNN, The Washington Post and The New York Times have ignored sexual harassment allegations against Democratic Florida Rep. Alcee Hastings, whose alleged sexual harassment of a staffer resulted in a $220,000 taxpayer-funded settlement in 2014.
The three outlets have yet to report on the massive settlement to Hastings’ accuser, former committee staffer Winsome Packer, which Roll Call first revealed a week ago on December 8. Packer accused Hastings of making sexual advances, touching her legs and threatening her job. The former staffer said she was “blackballed” for speaking out.
Hastings claimed that he was unaware of the settlement and called the sexual harassment allegations “ludicrous” on Friday.
Two Florida Democrats, Rep. Frederica Wilson and Rep. Lois Frankel, have said they are standing by Hastings, who was cleared by an ethics committee investigation in 2014. Democratic New York Rep. Kathleen Rice previously said that ethics committee investigations are not “real” accountability.
Other Democrats have been able to avoid talking about Hastings’ allegations, thanks to a lack of interest from news organizations like WaPo, the NYT and CNN.
Hastings is one of four congressmen (including three Democrats) who have indicated that they will remain in Congress, despite allegations that they engaged in or covered up sexual harassment or assault.