Aide fears retaliation as ethics probe targets Rep. Edwards
TL;DR
Axios reports that Rep. Chuck Edwards's interactions with a young female staffer—from compliments and dinners to personal outings and a farewell poem—left her fearing retaliation and helped spur a House Ethics Committee review into alleged misconduct, which Edwards denies.
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- GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards, amid House Ethics inquiry, denies having inappropriate relationship with staff CNN
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