Why hasn't this asshole resigned????? (Rep. Blake Farenthold)

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Congressman Says He Will Pay Back $84,000 Sexual Harassment Settlement

A Texas Congressman said Monday he would pay back the $84,000 in taxpayer money that was used to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit that was filed by a former employee.

“Even though I was completely exonerated by [the Office of Congressional Ethics] and the settlement agreement has been paid, I am doing my best and am going to hand a check over this week to, probably Speaker Ryan or somebody, and say, look, here is the amount of my settlement. Give it back to the taxpayers,” Farenthold said in an interview with KRIS-TV.

In 2014, Rep. Blake Farenthold’s former communications director Lauren Greene sued alleging she’d been sexually harassed by the Congressman while working in his office. On Friday, Politico reported that Farenthold’s office used taxpayer money to pay off an $84,000 settlement that was reached in that case.

Reached for comment on Friday, neither Farenthold’s office nor an attorney for Greene confirmed nor denied that the report.

http://time.com/5048265/blake-farenthold-sexual-harassment-settlement/

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

1. So looking forward to the calls for his resignation.

[n2doc]

2. And people marching to his office to protest n/t

[spanone]

15. 'Crickets'

[OliverQ]

3. I haven't even seen calls for his resignation.

[gratuitous]

4. I think Blake needs a little more attention about this

As well as his Texas colleague Joe Barton.

[spanone]

5. Exactly....John Conyers had to resign, why not farenthold? why should he get a pass?

84 THOUSAND DOLLARS OF TAXPAYER MONEY

[NewJeffCT]

6. Because they're Republicans

IOKIYAR - It's OK If You're A Republican

[spanone]

7. I blame the media, they were on Franken 24/7....barely a peep on farenthold

and as the story says,

“Even though I was completely exonerated by [the Office of Congressional Ethics] and the settlement agreement has been paid, I am doing my best and am going to hand a check over this week to, probably Speaker Ryan or somebody, and say, look, here is the amount of my settlement. Give it back to the taxpayers,” Farenthold said in an interview with KRIS-TV.

so if this shitstain was 'completely exonerated' as he says in the article, why was a settlement paid????

[crazycatlady]

10. IIRC Joe Barton is retiring

Blake should go back to running his website blow-me.org (i am not kidding)

[mn9driver]

8. Republican voters dont care. Thats why.

Democrats that are accused of sexual harassment or assault are immediately put under huge pressure to resign. Because democratic voters don’t want to be represented by people like that.

Not so with Republicans. Their voters not only do not care, but many of them consider the accusations to be a badge of honor of sorts; that some democratic plot to tar them has failed. Or something.

[onethatcares]

9. it's apparent

he hasn't missed a meal in forever, maybe even seconds.

[greeny2323]

11. All Democrats and liberals will resign first

And Moore will be elected.

[mopinko]

12. hopefully the time poty will shake this loose a bit.

and yeah, we should be beating this guy like a rug.

[Orangeutan]

13. Such a studmuffin, too!