December 19, 2022 7:45pm EST
Sexual harassment allegations not a deterrent to WH nomination of former LA mayor Garcetti
GOP senator is alleging Garcetti was 'enabler' of sexual harassment in his office by former senior adviser
By Brianna Herlihy | Fox News
President Joe Biden isn’t giving up on his nomination of former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to be the next U.S. ambassador to India, even as Republicans accuse the White House of ignoring the sexual harassment accusations involving Garcetti's former top aide.
"This is a priority and continues to be a priority for us. Mayor Garcetti is well qualified to serve in this vital role," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters last week.
"The Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as you know, voted Mayor Garcetti out of committee unanimously after reviewing this matter thoroughly … and we’re hopeful that full Senate will confirm him promptly."
The matter Jean-Pierre referred to is a pending lawsuit against Rick Jacobs, Garcetti’s former chief of staff. Jacobs is being accused of sexual harassment in the form of inappropriate comments, unwanted kissing and touching and sexual advances against a male LAPD officer assigned to Garcetti’s security detail, as well as a male reporter, the fiancé of an office communications director and other whistleblowers.
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