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GOP Rep. Farenthold resigns amid sexual harassment scandal
MSN.com ^
| 4/6/2018
| Juliegrace Brufke
Posted on 04/06/2018 5:31:57 PM PDT by Beave Meister
Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Texas) announced Friday that he is resigning from Congress immediately after facing a backlash over using $84,000 in taxpayer funds to settle a sexual harassment claim.
"While I planned on serving out the remainder of my term in Congress, I know in my heart it's time for me to move along and look for new ways to serve," Farenthold said in a statement.
The abrupt resignation is effective as of 5 p.m. on Friday, according to his office.
Lauren Greene, the congressman's former communications director, sued her boss over allegations he fostered a hostile work environment where gender discrimination and sexual harassment were prevalent.
Farenthold initially said he would not seek reelection in December after coming under fire for using an Office of Compliance account to pay his accuser. It's unclear whether he has made good on his promise to pay back the $84,000, but a statement from the National Republican Congressional Committee indicates he has not.
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KEYWORDS: blakefarenthold; congress; draintheswamp; farenthold; genderdiscrimination; gop; republican; sexualharassment; swamp; texas
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That didn't take long...Good Riddance.
To: Beave Meister
A new way to serve what, sir? Your own selfish interests?
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posted on
04/06/2018 5:36:13 PM PDT
by
WayneS
(An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill.)
To: WayneS
See how fat he is? Who’d want to hop in the sack with that?
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posted on
04/06/2018 5:40:44 PM PDT
by
DIRTYSECRET
(urope. Why do they put up with this.)
To: Beave Meister
Cheap Labor Express stooge, better off without him.
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posted on
04/06/2018 5:41:48 PM PDT
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
To: Beave Meister
“I know in my heart I’d have gotten away with it if it wasn’t for that bastard Weinstein”.
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posted on
04/06/2018 5:43:55 PM PDT
by
bigbob
To: Beave Meister
This sorry POS.....obese and greedy and a typical politician. I hope is kind is on the endangered species list
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posted on
04/06/2018 5:49:05 PM PDT
by
Nifster
(I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
To: Beave Meister
Lauren Greene was blackballed because of this jerk. President Trump should give her a job. She’s qualified to work in communications.
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posted on
04/06/2018 5:55:01 PM PDT
by
\/\/ayne
(I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
To: Beave Meister
I had speculated that his ‘victim’ was a male...
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posted on
04/06/2018 5:55:32 PM PDT
by
matthew fuller
(Thank God for Donald J. Trump- El Presidente Por La Vida !!)
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posted on
04/06/2018 5:59:59 PM PDT
by
dsrtsage
(For Leftists, World History starts every day at breakfast)
To: WayneS
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posted on
04/06/2018 6:20:11 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: Beave Meister
He would probably be pretty good running a porn site.
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posted on
04/06/2018 6:21:51 PM PDT
by
tennmountainman
("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small fee.)
To: Beave Meister
The next phase of Operation Drain the Swamp is beginning again.
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posted on
04/06/2018 6:22:47 PM PDT
by
DarthVader
("The biggeest misconception on Free Republic is that the Deep State is invulnerable")
To: DIRTYSECRET
See how fat he is? Whod want to hop in the sack with that? Apparently not Lauren Greene.
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posted on
04/06/2018 6:46:36 PM PDT
by
semimojo
To: Beave Meister
Oh brother, another special election!
What is it with these GOP representatives and sexual scandal.
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posted on
04/06/2018 6:53:28 PM PDT
by
fortheDeclaration
(Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
To: fortheDeclaration
Says he had sexual fantasies about the aide.......figures.
Take a look at him. He has to indulge in fantasies......
Who’d want to sleep with that fat slob?
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posted on
04/06/2018 6:59:30 PM PDT
by
Liz
((Our side has 8 trillion bullets;the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.))
To: DIRTYSECRET
See how fat he is? Whod want to hop in the sack with that?
I didnt know Jabba the Hutt was a Congressman.
To: DIRTYSECRET
To: Beave Meister
A new way to serve? Start by paying back the $84,000.
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posted on
04/06/2018 7:56:21 PM PDT
by
libertylover
(If people come here legally, they're immigrants; if they come here illegally, they're invaders.)
To: libertylover
Are their no honest, patriotic “leaders”? How pathetic.
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posted on
04/06/2018 8:14:50 PM PDT
by
hal ogen
(First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
To: Beave Meister
He is probably guilty but I don’t like there being no proof. Just one’s word against another.
No doubt, many women have been victims of harassment but some men were falsely accused.
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posted on
04/06/2018 9:20:47 PM PDT
by
jch10
(Media: prostitutes for the Democrat Party.)
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