Some in Congress call on Rep. Blake Farenthold to resign
The lawmaker who authored the measure requiring sexual harassment training for all members of Congress and their staffs is among elected leaders calling on U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold to resign amid reports that he settled a harassment lawsuit by a former aide with taxpayers’ money.
"The congresswoman (believes) he should resign,” Jeff Marschner, deputy chief of staff to U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock, R-Virginia, told the USA Today Network on Friday. “He should pay back the money to the taxpayers.”
Farenthold, a four-term Republican who represents part of Texas’ Coastal Bend region, was the target of a 2014 federal lawsuit by his former communications director that alleged he fostered a sexually charged work atmosphere with remarks about erotic fantasies and other crude behavior.
No resignation will be forthcoming, said spokeswoman Stacey Daniels. "The congressman maintains that he has done nothing wrong. He intends to continue to serve and seek re-election," she said,
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