It turns out there will be no criminal charges filed against the Senate staffer who recorded a sex video inside a Senate hearing room last December as the U.S. Capitol Police determined there was no evidence of a law being broken. https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/1753067482040946720 Via Fox News:
“After consulting with federal and local prosecutors, as well as doing a comprehensive investigation and review of possible charges, it was determined that — despite a likely violation of Congressional policy — there is currently no evidence that a crime was committed,” the agency said in a statement to Fox News.
“Although the hearing room was not open to the public at the time, the Congressional staffer involved had access to the room. The two people of interest were not cooperative, nor were the elements of any of the possible crimes met,” Capitol Police continued.
“The Congressional staffer, who has since resigned from his job, exercised his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent and refused to talk to us,” authorities also said. “Our investigators are willing to review new evidence should any come to light.”
The footage in question was apparently leaked in an online chat and then “shared in a private group for gay men in politics.” As the statement notes, the staffer – who had worked in the office of Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) – was quickly fired after news of the video went public. Cardin told Fox News at the time ,”I was angry. I was disappointed, It’s a breach of trust.” The staffer apparently refused to answer questions from the authorities choosing instead to invoke his 5th Amendment right to remain silent. https://twitter.com/JonathanTurley/status/1753069773423059213
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