Rep. Anthony DEsposito (R-N.Y.) on Monday couldnt walk off accusations that he put his mistress on the payroll in a possible violation of House ethics standards. (Watch the videos below.)
DEsposito could be seen in footage uncomfortably ambling along with a cellphone to his ear while several curious reporters peppered him with questions like, Why did you give your mistress a job? and Did you do it?
Citing sources familiar with the relationship, The New York Times reported earlier in the day that the first-term Long Island congressman, whos running for reelection, hired a woman with whom he was having an affair. And that was after he reportedly employed his fiances daughter in the same district office.
But their salaries were stopped in July 2023 when DEspositos fiance found out about his affair and temporarily ended the relationship, sources told the paper.
The House forbids members from sexual relationships with employees under their supervision. It also prohibits nepotism, which perhaps could apply to the fiances daughter, a legal expert told the newspaper.
The latest political tabloid garbage being peddled by The New York Times is nothing more than a slimy, partisan hit piece designed to distract Long Islanders from Democrats failing record on border security, the economy, and foreign policy, DEsposito said in a statement to the New York Post .
My personal life has never interfered with my ability to deliver results for New Yorks 4th district, and I have upheld the highest ethical standards of personal conduct, he added.
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He had far less to say during his stroll with reporters, as video shared by CNN s Haley Talbot and Fox News Radios Ryan Schmelz shows:
Rep D'Esposito, endangered NY GOP, refuses to respond to questions about NYT report that he hired his mistress and fiancs daughter pic.twitter.com/RyQUTypkRW
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Rep. Anthony DEsposito faces questions from reporters after a NYT report alleging he put his mistress on his congressional payroll.
DEsposito appeared to respond I do when asked if thinks it was a political attack. pic.twitter.com/qXkzICyKdx
Rep. Anthony DEsposito faces questions from reporters after a NYT report alleging he put his mistress on his congressional payroll.
Ryan Schmelz (@RyanSchmelzFOX) September 24, 2024
DEsposito appeared to respond I do when asked if thinks it was a political attack. pic.twitter.com/qXkzICyKdx
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DEsposito is running against Democrat Laura Gillen in a rematch of 2022.
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