Republican who still owes taxpayers $84K for sexual harassment settlement lashes out at 'f-tards' fo

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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 Advocate‘s lawsuit alleges the municipal government broke Texas state law by not soliciting public comment before hiring him, a charge the Port Authority denies..................................

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