‘Huge Wave’ of sexual harassment claims about to hit Congress hard

CNBC reports that the top “x-factor” in the 2018 midterms could be sexual harassment. Sexual misconduct has already been dubbed the top story for 2017, but potential cases could likely hit both the House and Senate throughout 2018.

264 sealed cases of sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, and other violations of the so-called “Congressional Accountability Act” have been settled with $17 million of taxpayer funded money since 1997, which includes, but are not limited to, cases where House members, senators, and staffers have all been accused of that kind of misconduct.

“Those 260-plus settlements yet to be unsealed hang like a sword of Damocles over all of Capitol Hill.”

CNBC