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Published online late last Thursday, and on the front page of The Washington Post that Friday, Connecticut Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty was exposed for shielding and supporting her former chief of staff, Tony Baker after he was accused of sexual harassment and threatening the life of another staffer. The liberal major network news outlets (ABC, CBS, and NBC) ignored those revelations then, and they ignored Esty announcing she would not seek re-election on Monday.
Esty’s announcement came amid mounting pressure for her to resign because of the scandal. “She's going, but will take her time. Connecticut Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty under fire for shielding a staffer accused of sexual harassment now says she will not run for re-election,” jabbed conservative HLN host S.E. Cupp during her show on Monday.
“In May of 2016, Anna Kain spoke with Esty about a voicemail Baker left for her in which she said, ‘you better f-ing reply to me or I will f-ing kill you,’” Cupp recapped. “She also provided detailed allegations that Baker had punched, berated, and sexually harassed her in Esty’s Capitol Hill office throughout 2014.”
“According to emails obtained by The Post, Esty found out about the episode within a week. At that point, the Connecticut Democrat took matters into her own hands,” wrote The Post Thursday. “Rather than firing or suspending Baker, the congresswoman consulted her personal attorneys and advisers, she said.”
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