Dem Congressman Arranged Taxpayer-Funded ​’​Severance Package​’​ For Staffer to Silence Claims of Bad Drunken Behavior

Rep. Raul Grijalva spent $48,395 from taxpayer funds to buy the silence of a former female staffer who threatened a lawsuit claiming Grijalva was frequently drunk and created a hostile workplace environment in 2015. Democrat Rep. Al Green is also under fire following reports he had sex with a drug-addicted staffer and then sued her in 2008 after she threatened to go public with the encounter. [...]