Multiple Women Recall Sexual Misconduct and Perceived Retaliation by Gordon Sondland

Portland Monthly ^ | November 27, 2019 | Julia Silverman, Kelly Clarke, Fiona McCann, Maryam Jameel, and Doris Burke

[bobsunshine]

Three women say they experienced sexual misconduct by Gordon Sondland before he was the US ambassador to the European Union and at the center of the presidential impeachment inquiry. They say he retaliated against them professionally after they rejected his advances.

In one case, a potential business partner recalls that Sondland took her to tour a room in a hotel he owns, only to then grab her face and try to kiss her. After she rejected him, she says, Sondland backtracked on investing in her business.

Another woman, a work associate at the time, says Sondland exposed himself to her during a business interaction. She also recalls falling over the back of a couch trying to get away from him. After she made her lack of interest clear, she says Sondland called her, screaming about her job performance.

A third woman, 27 years Sondland’s junior, met him to discuss a potential job. She says he pushed himself against her and kissed her. She shoved him away. His job help stopped.

[goldstategop]

Why? He’s the Democrats’ star witness.

[a fool in paradise]

The Clintons threatened those Bubba raped and harassed

Why is such behavior newsworthy now?
#MeTooooooo

[Lockbox]

Was Michael Avenatti sexual harassed?

[goldstategop]

Alan Dershowitz wrote a book slamming #MeToo. Its guilt by assumption.

If a woman accuses a man of sexual misconduct, his life is indeed over.

Mobs are nothing new in American history but never has the presumption of innocence been as much under threat as in our own time.

[MuttTheHoople]

Who? This guy?

[goldstategop]

My quid pro quo is trading sexual favors. Funny coming from the guy accusing Trump of a quid pro quo.

[jmaroneps37]

Dave Bossey call your office, they want more of this type of story.

[goldstategop]

Sondland good, Orange Man bad. Ooops!

[\/\/ayne]

...his father, who had served in the French Foreign Legion. In 1953, the Sondlands relocated to Seattle where they opened a dry-cleaning business.

Wow, I see in my minds eye some milquetoast complaining and insulting the "dry-cleaning clerk" who suddenly pulls out a worn French bayonet and starts cleaning it while calmly listening.

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

The lead story tonight on CNN, MSNBC, ABC News, etc. /SARCCCCCCC

[goldstategop]

Power is an aphrodisiac. When a man has a woman subordinate he can take advantage of her because its his word against hers.

That’s how sexual misconduct in the workplace escalates.

[traderrob6]

5 author’s????

[monkeyshine]

He didn’t give them much at his testimony. He gave $1 million to Trump. He was appointed by Trump. They owe him no loyalty. Maybe this is a non-story, considering the obscurity of the source. I guess we’ll see if national media picks it up.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

I was too romantic to hit on women. I always thought courtship was more fun. Yes it is.
 

[Sacajaweau]

He’s a Trump appointee on whose advice?

[monkeyshine]

I have no idea. The article says he went back and forth on his support for Trump during the campaign, but then he gave $1M to the inaugural committee. Whomever gave the advice, they are going to say he bought the ambassadorship (not like such things haven’t happened before).