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https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/28/rubio-fires-chief-of-staff-for-improper-relations-with-subordinates-373776

Sen. Marco Rubio has fired his chief of staff after determining he violated office policies regarding proper relations between a supervisor and subordinates.

Rubio said in a statement that an investigation concluded his chief of staff Clint Reed engaged in behavior that "in my judgement amounted to threats to withhold employment benefits."

Rubio announced the decision to fire Reed just before midnight on Saturday. The Florida Republican said he became aware “for the first time” on Friday “of allegations of improper conduct by my Chief of Staff while under the employment of my office.”

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Re: Rubio fires chief of staff for improper relations with subordinates
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2018, 01:45:37 pm »
I guess the 'wanna see why I'm chief of staff' joke finally wore thin.
I disagree.  Circle gets the square.

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Re: Rubio fires chief of staff for improper relations with subordinates
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2018, 05:37:50 pm »

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Statement from Marco Rubio

Jan 27 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) today released the following statement:

“Yesterday afternoon, I was made aware, for the first time, of allegations of improper conduct by my Chief of Staff while under the employment of my office. These allegations were reported directly to me instead of our General Counsel or the Congressional Office of Compliance. Immediately upon receiving this complaint, I along with our General Counsel, began an investigation of this matter.

“By early this afternoon, I had sufficient evidence to conclude that while employed by this office, my Chief of Staff had violated office policies regarding proper relations between a supervisor and their subordinates. I further concluded that this led to actions which in my judgement amounted to threats to withhold employment benefits.

“This evening, I traveled from Florida to Washington D.C. and terminated his employment effective immediately.

“We have taken steps to ensure that those impacted by this conduct have access to any services they may require now or in the future. Pursuant to the wishes of those victimized by this conduct, we will not be disclosing any further details about the incidents which occurred. We will be formally notifying the appropriate Congressional and Senate administrative offices of this matter when they return to work Monday morning.”

https://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Press-Releases&id=B3912252-06B7-4837-A58A-9CD2B4836EC1

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Re: Rubio fires chief of staff for improper relations with subordinates
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2018, 05:40:46 pm »
Bet this guy now wishes he worked for Clinton, since she apparently hushed up similar problems with one of her staffers and refused to fire him even though her legal advisers said to fire him. 

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Re: Rubio fires chief of staff for improper relations with subordinates
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2018, 05:45:25 pm »
Bet this guy now wishes he worked for Clinton, since she apparently hushed up similar problems with one of her staffers and refused to fire him even though her legal advisers said to fire him.

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