NEW: U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn has settled a lawsuit filed by a former employee who claimed the Colorado Springs Republican abused his power, ignored COVID-19 safety protocols and let his son live in the basement of the U.S. Capitol.
Doug Lamborn has settled a lawsuit
Court records indicate that Lamborn and the former employee, Brandon Pope, agreed to settle the lawsuit on Jan. 19. But the U.S. House Committee on Ethics is still investigating the congressman, who wasPope, could not immediately be reached for comment. Cassandra Sebastian, a spokeswoman for Lamborn, said she could not provide more information about the nature of the settlement.
As the pandemic began Lamborn repeatedly claimed the coronavirus was a hoax, kept his office open and did not allow his employees to socially distance, the lawsuit alleged. Pope said he contracted COVID-19 and was fired in December 2020 “for seeking to protect employees from unsafe conditions in the workplace.”and members of his staff previously told the Post that the congressman had lied to a doctor that he hadn’t been in close contact with employees who tested positive.
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