Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Texas, used more than $80,000 of taxpayer money to settle a sexual harassment claim from a former staffer, Politico reported. Lauren Greene worked as Farenthold’s communications director and sued the congressman in 2014 for gender discrimination, sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment, according to Politico. In the past five years, the Office of Compliance only paid funds to settle one sexual harassment claim, it said in a letter. Politico’s report comes as other lawmakers are facing their own accusations of sexual harassment and assault. Pressure is mounting on Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., to resign after multiple women have said that he sexually harassed them while in Congress.

Source: Fox News December 01, 2017 21:22 UTC