i m dana perino along with jesse watters and greg gutfeld. it s 5:00 in new york city. this is the five. america, just when you thought you d seen every scandal out of washington, there s this. a staffer, ben carter, is out of a job. it comes after a graphic sex tape was filmed in an historic senate hearing room. capitol police are investigating how it was allowed to happen. the senate sex tape was recorded last week but the time of day is unclear. it s the same esteemed place where supreme court justices had their confirmation hearings, where the 9/11 commission uncovered what happened there and where s james comey testified against former president trump. the identities of the people involved in the video haven t been confirmed but legal experts think they could face criminal charges like trespassing. meanwhile, some of the media are really spinning this story. nbc news blames conservative outlets. this is an early present on a monday. greg: a sex tape before christmas.