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What Are the Sexual Misconduct Charges Against Current Democratic Members?

By Thomas McKinless
Posted November 28, 2017 at 9:09pm

By Thomas McKinless

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With Democratic lawmakers Sen. Al Franken and Rep. John Conyers Jr. grappling with accusations of sexual misconduct, the issue of sexual harassment on Capitol Hill has been in the spotlight. Documents from the Office of Compliance show that more than $900,000 of taxpayer money were used in fiscal 2017 to settle harassment claims, including sexual misconduct and other types of hostile workplace harassment. See the video for more.

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