Republican presidential nominee Vivek Ramaswamy said on Friday that the Congressional Office of Rights has spent about $20 million in taxpayer dollars over the last few decades to settle “cases of sexual harassment and other misconduct by members of Congress.” I emphasized that I paid out the dollar.
Ramaswamy’s comments follow Thursday’s indictment of former President Donald Trump. Although the indictment remains sealed, the case is widely reported to have involved hush-money payments he made to Stormy Daniels in 2016. Ramaswamy and others said the charges were “politically motivated.” claims to be.
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The 37-year-old entrepreneur tweeted:
If you want to talk about hush money for sexual indiscretion by politicians, consider this: In the last 25 years, Congress’ Office of Workplace Rights has settled 291 cases of sexual harassment and other misconduct. We paid a staggering *taxpayer dollar* of $18.2 million to do so. Committed by Members of Congress. The public should not pay for this nonsense.
Breitbart News reports that the office’s annual “State of the Congress Workplace from 2019, $18,531,761 paid Involved in nearly 300 workplace dispute resolution cases dating back to 1997.
yes.
— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) March 31, 2023
A Twitter user replied, asking Ramaswamy if it would commit to seeking the release of the client list of deceased serial abuser Jeffrey Epstein. he replied yes.
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-California) shared similar sentiments with Ramaswamy on Thursday night while appearing on Newsmax’s show. Records with Greta Van Susteren, As reported by Breitbart News:
Issa said: …and they run for re-election without the public knowing. “
Host Greta Van Susteren said: Your party has a majority in the House of Representatives. Both Republicans and Democrats could introduce a bill exposing all secret payments made by Congress. So, as long as you’re looking for justice tonight, let’s lay down all the cards. “
Issa told Susteren, “I would be happy to do so.”
“But I say there [are] It’s been reported on many MPs over the years, so we know it’s really happening.
