What a mess…
The accusations are flying thick and fast between ex-congressman Eric Massa and his former chief of staff. Last Friday the aide, Joe Racalto, accused Massa of sexually harassing him. For his part, Massa has said that Racalto tricked other aides into approving a $40,000 payment to Racalto from Massa’s campaign funds — a charge Racalto has denied.Massa, a New York Democrat, resigned from Congress last month amid allegations that he sexually harassed male staffers. Racalto reportedly had confronted Massa after receiving sexual harassment complaints from junior staffers, and was interviewed by the House ethics committee on the subject. And on Friday, Racalto’s lawyer said that Racalto had himself filed a sexual harassment claim against Massa.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=127704