Former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s nomination as ambassador to India cleared the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, again, after stalling out over allegations that he knew about sexual harassment complaints by a former top aide.
The committee voted 13-8 to advance his nomination, per Politico. Two Republicans, Sen. Bill Hagerty (RTN) and Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) joined with Democrats in support of his nomination. Sen. James Risch (R-ID), the committee’s ranking member who supported for Garcetti’s nomination in the last Congress, opposed it this time.
Garcetti’s nomination sailed through the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in January, 2021. But it was delayed throughout the year, as Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), acting on a whistleblower complaint, produced a Senate report that Garcetti “likely knew or should have known” about alleged sexual harassment by a former top aide, Rick Jacobs. The report was triggered by claims made by Garcetti’s former communications director, Naomi Seligman, who is now VP of external affairs for Whistleblower Aid.
In a confirmation hearing and in press interviews, Garcetti has insisted he was not aware of the claims against Jacobs, who also has denied the harassment allegations.
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