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Katie Hill, rising Democratic star in House, denies relationship with staff member

WASHINGTON — Rep. Katie Hill, a first-term Democrat broadly thought-about a rising star in her social gathering, on Tuesday denied reviews that she had a sexual relationship with a member of her congressional workers however refused to touch upon an allegation that she was intimately concerned with a marketing campaign aide, saying nude of her and one other girl was revealed on the web with out her consent.

Hill, 32, of California, made her feedback in a quick interview and a press release in response to a report on conservative information website RedState alleging that she had been intimately concerned together with her legislative director and individually in a three-way sexual relationship with a younger marketing campaign aide and her husband, whom she is divorcing.

Members of Congress are barred by Home guidelines from partaking in sexual relationships with their aides, however the guidelines don’t cowl marketing campaign workers. Hill mentioned the , which seems to point out the congresswoman seated and brushing the hair of one other girl, was the topic of a police investigation.

“Intimate photos of me and another individual were published by Republican operatives on the internet without my consent,” Hill mentioned within the assertion.

“I have notified Capitol Hill police, who are investigating the situation and potential legal violations of those who posted and distributed the photos, and therefore will have no further comment on the digital materials,” she mentioned.

Conservative critics of Hill have referred to as on her to resign, saying the images posed a nationwide safety danger and will have uncovered her to blackmail. However Hill mentioned she had no intention of quitting. Supporters mentioned she was a sufferer of “revenge porn” — technically referred to as nonconsensual pornography — which is prohibited below California legislation.

Hill mentioned the tales, which she referred to as “a smear campaign,” have been being pushed by Republican operatives and a “husband who seems determined to try to humiliate me.”

She mentioned she had spoken to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her high lieutenant, Rep. Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland, concerning the matter. Hoyer declined to remark, and a spokesman for Pelosi mentioned the speaker was on her approach to Baltimore on Tuesday for the funeral of her brother.

Hill, who campaigned to make historical past as the primary overtly bisexual congresswoman from California, unseated a Republican, Steve Knight, within the so-called blue wave that carried Democrats to energy within the Home in 2018. She is a favourite of Pelosi, who named her vice chairwoman of the Home Oversight and Reform Committee, an unusually high-ranking place for a freshman on a panel that’s enjoying a vital position within the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.

Hill represents elements of the Santa Clarita and Antelope valleys, probably the most conservative district in Los Angeles County, and is anticipated to have a tricky reelection race there. Because the RedState report, her Republican critics have been circulating the nude picture on Twitter, which has taken the posts down for violating the platform’s guidelines towards sharing express pictures of somebody with out their consent.

“She’s a victim of revenge porn, which is a form of domestic violence and psychological abuse,” mentioned Kat Walker, a gun management activist and Hill supporter, who mentioned she had spent the previous a number of days reporting Twitter customers who posted the picture. “We worked very hard for her. I already know I’m going to have to work very hard for her again, scandal or no scandal.”

The report involving Hill — and the Home management’s muted response to it — comes within the context of the #MeToo motion, amid heightened sensitivity concerning the conduct of males in positions of energy, together with members of Congress. It raises questions on whether or not there’s a double customary for women and men who have interaction in intimate relationships within the office.

RedState additionally revealed what it characterised as textual content messages between Hill and the marketing campaign aide, who was not recognized, that instructed Hill was breaking off their apparently consensual relationship so she may deal with her duties in Washington. If that’s true, consultants in office legislation mentioned, it may be inappropriate however not unlawful.

“Clearly there is an inherent power differential between Congresswoman Hill and a young campaign staffer who worked for her, but there’s nothing unlawful about having a relationship with people who work for you as long as it is consensual,” mentioned Debra Katz, a Washington lawyer who represents victims of sexual harassment. “But clearly this shows bad judgment.”

Some male Democrats mentioned privately Tuesday that if Hill had been a person, there would have been a right away uproar that may more than likely have resulted in a compelled resignation. In recent times, a number of males have resigned from Congress after tales about their sexual conduct, however these resignations typically concerned allegations of harassment.

The dealing with of such incidents tends to range case by case. In November 2017, Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, introduced that he wouldn’t search reelection after a nude picture of him was revealed, together with express textual content messages between him and a feminine constituent.

Additionally that November, Al Franken, D-Minn., was compelled out of the Senate after he was accused of groping girls, and Rep. John Conyers Jr. of Michigan misplaced his publish as the highest Democrat on the Judiciary Committee — and was finally compelled to resign after a number of former aides accused him of harassment.

A month later, Ruben Kihuen, a comparatively unknown Democratic Home member from Nevada, was accused of propositioning his marketing campaign finance director for intercourse regardless of her protestations. Inside hours, Pelosi, then the Democratic minority chief, demanded his resignation.

Hill’s critics have been making obscure threats on social media suggesting that extra revelations concerning the congresswoman are to come back. On Tuesday, RedState revealed an extra trove of textual content messages purportedly amongst Hill, the marketing campaign aide and her husband.

Rep. Katie Hill threatens legal action over nude photos

Attorneys for Rep. Katie Hill on Thursday threatened to bring legal action against a British tabloid for posting what it claims are nude photos of the freshman California Democrat.

Hill’s legal team — Marc Elias and Rachel Jacobs of the firm Perkins Coie — also suggested Hill was defamed over a report by the Daily Mail that she has a Nazi-inspired tattoo on her body.

In a cease-and-desist letter to Candace Trunzo, executive editor of the Daily Mail, Elias and Jacobs demanded that “you remove these photos from publication at once.” The newspaper ran a series of intimate photos of Hill and a former campaign staffer with whom it said she had an affair before Hill won her seat in Congress. Hill, who is going through an acrimonious divorce, has admitted to an “inappropriate” relationship with a female campaign staffer and apologized to her constituents over the matter.

Hill, however, has denied having a sexual relationship with her male legislative director, Graham Kelly. The conservative website RedState.org. reported that allegation initially on Oct. 18 and published a nude photo of Hill. The Hill-Kelly relationship was purportedly uncovered by Hill’s husband, Kenny Heslep. There is no proof that an improper relationship between Hill and Kelly — who also worked on her campaign — occurred. The House Ethics Committee is investigating the issue.

The 32-year-old has asked the U.S. Capitol Police to look into whether any criminal laws were violated by release of the photos.

The Daily Mail followed RedState’s initial report with the release of an array of intimate photos of Hill on Thursday, including one of her using a bong while naked. The Daily Mail did not respond to requests for comment about Hill’s threat of legal action.

“You have also exposed your publication to grave legal consequences for California has some of the strongest criminal laws in the United States against the secretive generation and distribution of private, sexual images,” Elias and Jacobs asserted in their letter to the Daily Mail. “The California Penal Code accordingly makes it a criminal offense to ‘intentionally distribute the image of the intimate body part or parts of another identifiable person.’”

In one photo, the Daily Mail reported Hill had a “Nazi-era tattoo.” Hill’s attorneys strongly denied this accusation and suggested the publication might have defamed her.

“The claim that Representative Hill has Nazi imagery on her body in the form of a tattoo is false and defamatory,” Elias and Jacobs said. “We demand that you immediately cease and desist the publication of these abusive and spurious images. The continued publication by your outlet or others of these images will warrant legal response.”

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Cocktails & Popcorn: Whittling Down The Ethics Investigation List - Saving The Best For Last

For those of you who are unaware of the origins of the #MeToo movement, it started in Detroit.

And, for those of you unaware of the list of the Office of Congressional Ethics, which has referred to the House Ethics Committee investigations, a number of these have been referred to the U.S. DOJ OIG, who has farmed out to the Office of Special Counsel and the District Courts.

For those of you who wish to play along with the Office of Special Counsel investigations, you can cross off each investigative finding as they come out.

For those of you who have yet to catch on, the best is always last.

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Mark Meadows, Ruben Kihuen sanctioned over sexual harassment-related allegations

The House Ethics Committee has formally sanctioned two members — GOP Rep. Mark Meadows (N.C.) and Democratic Rep. Ruben Kihuen (Nev.) — over sexual harassment-related allegations, the latest sign that fallout from #MeToo movement continues to be felt on Capitol Hill.

Meadows was found to have violated House rules "by failing to take appropriate steps to ensure that his House office was free from discrimination and any perception of discrimination." This case grew out of an investigation into Meadows' former chief of staff, Kenny West. Meadows kept West on his payroll even after learning of credible harassment allegations against the former aide. At one point, Meadows ordered West not to interact with women staffers, a move the Ethics Committee criticized in its report as risking "unequal treatment." Meadows will have to pay more than $40,000 to cover the cost of West's salary.

POLITICO first reported the allegations against Meadows and West.

Kihuen, who announced his retirement as the #MeToo movement swept Capitol Hill last year, was found to have "made persistent and unwanted advances towards women who were required to interact with him as part of their professional responsibilities."

Both lawmakers were reproved by the bipartisan Ethics Committee, the least serious form of punishment it can mete out.

Meadows is chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, and he has been mentioned as potential ranking member on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee in the next Congress, although the Ethics Committee's action could prove troublesome on that front.

In a statement, Meadows said he was glad the investigation was over, and he noted that he had first asked for an Ethics Committee review in Nov. 2015. However, the Office of Congressional Ethics had already begun its own probe into sexual harassment allegations against West by that time.

“Three years ago I asked the Committee on Ethics to review the matter surrounding the alleged conduct of my former chief of staff, Mr. West, and I’m thankful their review has now concluded," Meadows said. "I appreciate the Committee’s acknowledgment of the immediate, appropriate, and good faith steps I did take after learning of my staff’s concerns - including immediately separating the chief from the accusers so they never had to interact with him personally during the independent investigation.

West was hired by Meadows as chief of staff in Jan. 2013, shortly after Meadows won a seat in Congress. Meadows said he was not made aware of any harassment allegations against West until Oct. 2014, although aides told investigators West's improper, troubling behavior began shortly after he was hired. This included "unwanted touching," "inappropriate staring" and "unprofessional comments" about women in Meadows' Washington and North Carolina offices.

Beginning in Oct. 2014, multiple women staffers in Meadows' office complained to him about West, the Ethics Committee states. Meadows responded by barring West from interacting with all female staffers, although Meadows left him in as chief of staff. Meadows also asked Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) to help with an "independent investigation" into the incident. A Gowdy aide who looked into the matter said West should be fired, according to the Ethics Committee report. It wasn't until then-Speaker John Boehner's (R-Ohio) office got involved in early 2015 that West was fired, although Meadows kept him on as a senior adviser making the same salary.

POLITICO raised questions in Sept. 2015 about a lump-sum payment made to West by Meadows' office that year. The Office of Congressional Ethics began an investigation. At that point, Meadows reported the issue himself to the Ethics Committee.

The Ethics Committee noted that the “Code of Official Conduct provides that Members may not retain an employee who does not perform duties for the employing office commensurate with the compensation the employee receives. When Mr. West was demoted to Senior Advisor, his pay remained the same but the Committee found little evidence of official work that he completed during that time. Thus, the Committee found that his duties as Senior Advisor were not commensurate with his pay."

While noting that there was "little and inconsistent guidance on severance payments available to the House community at the time," Meadows did not seek any guidance from the Ethics Committee about West or whether such payments would be allowed. Thus the Ethics Committee found Meadows would be personally responsible for reimbursing the Treasury for some of the funds paid to West.

An aide said, "Rep. Meadows will pay back the severance in full."

"Representative Meadows’ failure to take prompt and decisive action to deal with the alleged sexual harassment in his congressional office was troubling to the Committee," the report states. "The Committee found Representative Meadows violated House rules by failing to take appropriate steps to ensure that his House office was free from discrimination and any perception of discrimination."

The report added: "In addition, the Committee is concerned that Representative Meadows’ 'solution' to the sexual harassment allegations, to cut off all contact between Mr. West and most of his female employees, caused another potential problem. An environment where only male staff have access to the Chief of Staff risks unequal treatment of employees based solely on sex."

Kihuen, who was only elected in 2016, saw his congressional career quickly ended following media reports that he had sexually harassed at least three women, including during his time as a state legislator in Nevada.

According to the Ethics Committee, the Nevada Democrat made repeated sexual advances to one of his campaign aides. This included "the touching of her thigh on two occasions, comments on how she looked, suggestions that Representative Kihuen would take her out if she did not work for him, a suggestion that she and Representative Kihuen should get a hotel room together, and questions regarding whether she would ever cheat on her boyfriend."

A Nevada lobbyist told congressional investigators that Kihuen "made unwanted physical and verbal advances towards her including, among other things, sliding his hand under her dress and onto her thigh, grabbing her buttocks, messages asking her to come and sit on his lap, asking her what color her panties were, suggesting she would look good naked, and messages suggesting, through the use of emojis, that they make a sex tape together."

During an interview with by the Ethics Committee, Kihuen denied the allegations. However, the panel did not believe those denials, according to its report.

"Despite Representative Kihuen’s denials, each of the complainant’s allegations were supported by documentary evidence and some of the alleged incidents were corroborated by third party witnesses," the report states. "Furthermore, at least two outside entities were made aware of Campaign Staffer and D.C. Firm Employee’s allegations and approached Representative Kihuen, and his campaign, about his behavior in 2016 and 2017."

Kihuen announced his retirement in Dec. 2017, after Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and other Democrats demanded he resign from office.

Kihuen on Friday said he didn't agree with everything in the report but apologized to the women.

“After much reflection and introspection, I recognize that regardless of the fact that I never intended to make anyone feel uncomfortable or disrespected, what matters is how my actions were perceived by the women who came forward,” he said in a statement. “It saddens me greatly to think I made any woman feel that way due to my own immaturity and overconfidence. I extend my sincere apologies to each of these women. Though I do not agree with aspects of the Report, I am thankful the Committee afforded everyone an opportunity to be heard and appreciate the Committee’s acknowledgment that I fully cooperated with the investigation."

Ruben Kihuen Harassed Women, Ethics Committee Finds 

Rep. Ruben Kihuen harassed women who worked with him and violated the House’s official code of conduct, according to a House Ethics Committee report released Thursday.

“Kihuen made persistent and unwanted advances towards women who were required to interact with him as part of their professional responsibilities,” the report says. The advances included kissing, grabbing and comments about underwear.

The release comes after a nine-month inquiry by an investigative subcommittee empaneled in Dec. 2017.

The Nevada Democrat refused to resign following allegations of harassment by women who worked for and with him, even after top Democrats called on him to step down. But Kihuen decided not to seek re-election, making the announcement a day after the Ethics Committee launched its investigation.

At the time, he disputed the allegations against him, but said they “would be a distraction from a fair and thorough discussion of the issues in a re-election campaign.”

Three women testified before the investigative subcommittee that Kihuen made unwanted physical and verbal advances toward them between 2013 and 2017. The report details Kihuen’s actions toward a D.C. “firm employee,” a campaign staffer and a Nevada lobbyist.

The committee found that while serving as a member of the House, Kihuen repeatedly kissed the firm employee’s cheek, touched her shoulders and back and commented on her physique. He also inquired about her relationship status and asked if she lived alone. Kihuen insinuated that he would help the D.C. firm employee with her career in exchange for a romantic relationship, according to the Ethics report.

The campaign staffer testified that Kihuen made unwanted advances toward her by touching her thigh while they were driving back from a meeting and by grabbing the back of her thigh as she stood up to check her computer. She told the committee that Kihuen would tell her “you look really good,” and “I would take you out if you didn’t work for me,” by suggesting that the two of them should get a room as they arrived at a hotel for a meeting, and by asking her if she ever cheated on her boyfriend.

The female lobbyist, who worked with Kihuen in Nevada between 2013 and 2015, testified that he slid his hand under her dress and onto her thigh, grabbed her buttocks, asked her to sit on his lap, inquired what color her panties were and suggested that she would look good naked. The report also says the lobbyist testified that he sent messages suggesting — through emojis — that they make a sex tape together.

The subcommittee’s full report includes over 100 pages of text messages, chats and emails between Kihuen and the women, along with the women discussing Kihuen’s behavior with other people.

While the investigative subcommittee chose not to “address whether any of Representative Kihuen’s behavior prior to being sworn in as a Member of the House” fell within the panel’s jurisdiction, the full House Ethics Committee asserted in the report that it has jurisdiction over “misconduct relating to a successful campaign for election to the House.”

The full Ethics panel decided that Kihuen’s behavior toward the campaign staffer, coupled with his actions when he was serving in the House, warrants “reproval.”

Reproval by the Ethics Committee is “intended to be a clear public statement of rebuke of a Member’s conduct issued by a body of that Member’s peers acting … on behalf of the House of Representatives.”

House Rule XXIII, clauses 1 and 2, states that “a Member … of the House shall behave at all times in a manner that shall reflect creditably on the House” and “shall adhere to the spirit and the letter of the Rules of the House.”

Statement of the Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics Regarding Representative Ruben Kihuen

The Committee on Ethics (Committee) previously issued a statement indicating that it unanimously voted on December 21, 2017, to establish an Investigative Subcommittee in the Matter of Representative Ruben Kihuen.  The Committee’s statement noted the Committee would announce the Members who will serve on the Investigative Subcommittee at a later date.

The Committee has now named the Members of the Investigative Subcommittee.  The Honorable Kenny Marchant will serve as the Chairman of the Investigative Subcommittee, and the Honorable Yvette D. Clarke will serve as the Ranking Member.  The other two members of the Investigative Subcommittee are the Honorable Jackie Walorski and the Honorable Brian Higgins.  No other public comment will be made on this matter except in accordance with Committee rules.  

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