A former staffer is suing U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.), accusing the congressman of taking a “reckless” approach to COVID-19, exposing his staff and.
The lawsuit also said the congressman allowed his son to live in a storage space in the basement of the Capitol for weeks when his son was relocating to Washington.
In the suit, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, former Lamborn military aide Brandon Pope claims he was the victim of retaliation for “seeking to protect employees from unsafe conditions in the workplace.”
According to the lawsuit, “Lamborn did not require employees in the District Office to wear masks, claiming that he would not allow House Leadership to dictate how he ran his office, and he did not permit all employees to social distance. Worse, when Lamborn and other senior members of his staff became infected with COVID-19 in the fall of 2020, Lamborn refused to implement or follow reasonable and responsible COVID-19 protocols.”
A former staffer has accused Rep. Doug Lamborn
NBC Washington reported that the former aide, Brandon Pope, sued Lamborn on Thursday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, alleging he was fired after bringing attention to concerns about workplace safety.
At the time he was fired, Pope alleges he was “seeking to protect employees from unsafe conditions in the workplace, NBC Washington reported, citing the lawsuit.
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“Lamborn did not require employees in the District Office to wear masks, claiming that he would not allow House Leadership to dictate how he ran his office, and he did not permit all employees to social distance. Worse, when Lamborn and other senior members of his staff became infected with COVID-19 in the fall of 2020, Lamborn refused to implement or follow reasonable and responsible COVID-19 protocols,” the lawsuit alleges.
The lawsuit also said the congressman allowed his son to live in a storage space in the basement of the Capitol for weeks when his son was relocating to Washington.
In the suit, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, former Lamborn military aide Brandon Pope claims he was the victim of retaliation for “seeking to protect employees from unsafe conditions in the workplace.”
According to the lawsuit, “Lamborn did not require employees in the District Office to wear masks, claiming that he would not allow House Leadership to dictate how he ran his office, and he did not permit all employees to social distance. Worse, when Lamborn and other senior members of his staff became infected with COVID-19 in the fall of 2020, Lamborn refused to implement or follow reasonable and responsible COVID-19 protocols.”
Colorado Rep. Doug Lamborn Let His Son Live In U.S. Capitol Storage Area, Lawsuit Says
On 5/13/21 at 5:40 PM EDT
A lawsuit accuses Republican Colorado Representative Doug Lamborn of allowing his son to live in a storage area in the basement of the U.S. Capitol for weeks when the son relocated to Washington, D.C. for work. The lawsuit also accuses Lamborn of repeatedly exposing his staff to COVID-19.
The suit s filer and plaintiff, Brandon Pope, Lamborn s former defense and business advisor in his Colorado Springs district office, accuses Lamborn of having a recklessly self-serving approach to his position as a Member of Congress.