The real story is why did his fellow GOP members not vote to expel him with the sense of urgency in which they did with the Tennessee Three. Blatant Hypocrisy!
They were hoping no one would notice and they could just let him keep his seat because they don't really care about decorum or have any sense of shame.
@@CicadaSong576 There isnt really a free press 4 companies control the news and most countries dont have freedom of speech or a single state funded news station
Even worse, it was before they decided to vote out the Democrats over "eThIc vioLatIonS" The GoP knew about what the guy did, yet they still allowed him to keep his office and even vote to kick out the Democrats 🤦
The intern has a right to privacy in this matter. It’s humiliating enough that some creepy old guy is using his power to attempt to instigate a sexual relationship without having your name splashed across the internet and other media. The secrecy that should protect the victim seems to also protect the villain, but the guys out of the legislature…at least for now. He still claims his behavior was completely normal, and will make the same claim in the next election.
Did you vote for Joe Biden? Because if you did, Well oh boy maybe don’t call this stuff out if you have any self-appreciation because you call out yourself in doing so.
Republicans are probably hoping it will blow over since he resigned. But no one should let this drop. Everyone who tried to sweep this under the rug should be held accountable.
@@crissynunyabznz good get all of them. Most people who are voting blue only vote that way to stave off the The Handmaids Tale live action the Republicans are gearing up for. We know Joe looks like he's about to melt. We know there are just as many Jenks on the blue banner- they just aren't *currently* handing 12 year Olds to rapists as wives, banning books, acting outwardly like natzee thugs, and trying to enslave 80% of the population of the country. Oh! And they're not standing in the Graves of those slaughtered by guns and screaming for more guns....
Gee, I’m so surprised. By calling her a liar, he just opened himself up to a defamation lawsuit. In addition to the sexual harassment lawsuit she should file.
republican interns must know the kind of people they are working for but you are right his behavior is disgusting. He most have been able to get away with it before for him to think it was normal
I've lived in Washington, DC since 1979. I recall when the talk was on the streets was that the Republican politicians were constantly " turning a page". They sexually harassed the male teen-aged pages.
@@gregscott1672 Well we all know trump has did more of that than he is actually accused of. I doubt he had anything to do with the death of Epstein though. He's too big of a wuss for that.
The GOP led state legislature in Tennessee keep having their backsides handed to them after their stunt expelling representatives backfired and blew up on their faces. Local media should continue investigating all them and uncover as much of their unethical practices and amoral behavior and to keep the public informed to make informed decisions in the next elections.
it was just politically expedient to do so considering what they did to the two black representatives recently. I guarantee that if that prior incident had not occurred, this republican would still be enjoying his job. After all, hoping that republican voters are good people is a pipe dream. They voted for Trump. That tells us everything about those creatures.
Are you talking about the Three Democrat Marxist who caused a Insurrection in the State Legislature? This has been National News, and the World is laughing at Nashville. Americans think they deserve the Trans Massacre on a Christian School in Nashville manifesto to be released.
No this is what happens when one reporter Phil Williams goes after you because you go against his liberal woke agenda. The owners of News Channel need to get him under control. He will lead them the bottom of ratings. Conservatives are now starting to realize that williams is going after them
That entitlement and privilege gets them in trouble every time because they are arrogant enough to think they can get away with any and everything! And all the deflection and defending is comical!
Thank you for doing this story! I pray for the other women who had to deal with him. I'm sure this isn't the first time. What else is going on in secret?
It is a good thing he was punished. Lets get some on the other side of the aisle too. Not everyone is like that, by progressive thinking abiding the law is not being progressive and is conservative..
Are you aware prior to Mayor Cooper, Democrat Mayor Megan Barry was removed from office for sexual misconduct with her Security? And they were both married.
Except Mr. Williams did not question Caxton about why Campbell was allowed to keep his leadership post and his committee seats despite knowing since March 23rd that the latter had violated sexual harrassment policy. I would have liked to have heard his justification for letting him keep his job.
So many of these so-called "public servants" go into these positions assuming that it makes them untouchable, or immune to accountability. This is the kind of reality check they all need.
I agree especially after the audio released in Oklahoma about assassinating local journalists and lynching groups that disagree with one’s politics. I’ve been researching on why the governance is failing the people and a lot starts with localities and officials like these promoting preemption which are basically policies that keep people down. The federal government should pass an anti-preemption law that prevents states and local governments from vacating people’s rights if these policies have adverse consequences to the public’s social-economic and security interests.
They're still painting the three inssurrectionists as victims though. They disrupted a session at the expense of tax payer dollars. Where's the outrage?
This Phil dude is like an assassin. Discovered him last month interviewing Randy McNally and instantly became invested in his journalism, even though I live in south west Zimbabwe and we have issues of our own.
@@kjrey9878 Yes and no. They seem to have snagged up some papers that shoulld have been public knowledge (political investigation). If Ten. officials intended to keep it secret. Hey, yo! Well done! If they intended to release it inside the month, you are just speeding up the inevitable, while paying someone off for getting the scoop. Not unlike the National Inquirers "catch and kill". The best of all worlds would have been to give them more rope: Just sit on the documents and wait for the official release: You would have a QA, timeline and integrity-story to dig into. You might have 4 good stories, with 3 of them being exclusive instead of one scandal exclusive!
It depends what your definition of "is" is. I remember a certain president during his impeachment playing semantics, so don't think it happens on only one side of the aisle.
He really thought he had something there, he took who knows how long to consider a defense and he came up with, "a consensual conversation with adults" just wow🤦
He didn’t think he did anything wrong. CLEARLY he’s done this before and never held him accountable. They don’t fire this guy. They end the internship of an innocent individual.
Wow. He knew he was politically DOA as soon as the reporter approached him. Had to take a moment to reflect on his predicament. This is quality journalism. Thank you for exposing the hypocrites who lead the Tennessee GOP.
@@revenge4468 More Republicans break the law than Democrats though. Kind of sad, since it should be equal between parties. The Republicans shouldn't feel so privileged. Just look at the conviction/confession records of Republican executive branches throughout the last 50 years. And then compare them to the numbers of Democrat conviction/confession numbers. And then compare that to the number of Republican appointed or Republican congressionally approved judges during those 50 years. At least the Republican judges had been honorable until the Federalist Society decided to push their anti-poor evil first into the Supreme Court and then into the rest of the Federal and State courts.
I've have seduced women without ever having to say such yucky stuff. He needs a new pickup line and a new line of work and the taxpayers need to get a clue about who is working for them and who is costing them money.
Good job on finding the story. You know the Republicans were going to keep this quiet and would have allowed this predator to stay if they hadn't been caught.
Yeah. Just like the liberal press is keeping quiet about the black man shooting a 6 year old boy and his father because a basketball rolled into his yard. Trying to downplay and ignore the attack on the white woman by the gang of teens rioting in downtown Chiraq. Along with inner city violence, attacks on people by woke mental patients and Karine Jean-Pierre lying every time she steps up to a microphone. Joseph Goebbels would have been extatic to have the liberal press and the democratic speech writers on his propaganda corp.
The thing that gets me is that he thought that this behavior would be acceptable outside of work. You can bet that he has done this before it's only a matter of time before others come forward
I am sure he got away with this in the past. The bad news is the people of Tennessee will simply replace him with another just like him who is smart enough not to get caught.
He has probably done much worse. It says he put his hand around her neck. He has definitely crossed line before this. He thinks if he is not in the offices he can do or say whatever he wants.
This is why the ones you see attacking the news calling it fake and the enemy do so. The press has always exposed deep corruption out of darkness into the light. That is why they hate the press and also seek to use media to lie whenever they can and as a source of propaganda and brainwashing. We have recently seen this play out with huge payouts.
It was downright cringeworthy watching Scotty deny everything even as he knew Phil had the receipts. But what's more disturbing is how Speaker Sexton (who's in a developing scandal of his own over that Nashville condo of his) fully intended to keep him in a leadership position despite everything.
This. The TN Republicans are revealing themselves each passing week to be absolute disasters. No wonder they’re trying like hell to fast track the end of this year’s legislative session. They don’t want their filthy laundry aired for more Tennesseans to see.
So he didn't know he broke the rules and nobody told him? So in other words... Scotty doesn't know Scotty doesn't know Scotty doesn't know Scotty doesn't know So don't tell Scotty Scotty doesn't know
This sick, nasty lawmaker needs to be CHARGED!!!! THIS is beyond unacceptable. He sounds guilty AF listening to him. Charge the reps who knew and covered it up as well. I want to see these girls SUE these predators.
I agree with everything you say, except they are *women* Over 18, they're no longer girls, certainly legally. It takes a very infantile, narcissistic and, certainly arrested male ego that even thinks for a millisecond that it's absolutely okay to begin or take a conversation in such a vile and disgusting direction with women with whom he only has a professional relationship. I guess some of them never actually mature into men emotionally, they have impulse-control issues typical of toddlers, continuing to behave in kind when they can't have the toy they want. Not taking no for an answer is what a four-year-old does. Lying when you are caught is what the immature do. Treating young women or any woman with disrespect is what an asshole does
@@rwatts2155 He resigned and voting all blue doesn't work, because that's how we got Sinema and Manchin. It's not hard to learn about candidates. You just have to take time out and do the research.
@@FASBLAQUE the two you mentioned may not be much but manchin is better than a republican. Any time you don't vote blue you are voting red. Anyone who doesn't vote at all is voting red. The time to learn about the candidates is during the preliminaries. Elect the best candidate then work to elect that candidate during the runoff. Get out the vote and vote blue.
Pigs are more equal... He's read Animal Farm & he knows his rights. He passes laws for others that they are obliged & expected to abide by while breaking rules himself & gets paid handsomely for it...nice work if you can get it... 😏
@Cam Collins Sort of like January 6th, you mean, except people also brought weapons, brutalized and tortured the Capital Police for hours and tried to overthrow a FAIR election because you can't deal with reality. Then they gave the security tapes of the entire building to all of our enemies. Genius. Despite all your complaints, you're hanging out here, on a beautiful Saturday. Why don't you go outside, get some friends? Time to leave Mummy's basement and return her Ipad.
His wife bought a house in Nashville through a trust to try and hide the transaction. TN law pays a per diem to people for the time they spend in Nashville on government business. Sexton has been found to be using that per diem to make his mortgage payment on the $600K house.
I’m a boomer, & retired now, and I can bear witness that men’s workplace behavior in “Mad Men”” was spot on. Everywhere I worked with men, I had to listen to all kinds of nastiness, on top of the temper tantrums they threw, when they didn’t get their way. No, it wasn’t all men. But there were “nice guys” around, nearly every time, usually just sitting and looking at the floor. If you see this going on in your workplace, and you’re a man, please say something. Most of the bullies will listen to another man.
I remember it well, also older women digging, shrugging and saying, " It's going to happen. Just try not to be alone with them." Every girl should be raised taking karate and carrying bear spray.
@@questioneverything594 You have a good point. It is up to management to handle these things. However, in one workplace, the managers were the ones doing it. That sort of made it impossible to do anything but put up with it, or handle it yourself. I’ve been in jobs where the culture was pretty crude, and that included management. I worked on an ISS project with a lot of retired military. With those guys, I finally learned that they’ll respect a good insult, and that’s how I got to Group W bench to come sit with me.
Congrats News 5....one of the best investigative reports I've watched in ages...!! Uncovering the secrecy, hypocrisy and eventual financial cost to taxpayers. Keep up the great work, America needs you now more than ever...
Yeah, this seems to happen overwhelmingly on the straight white male conservative side, and not on the drag queen side. Funny how they say it's the drag queens, and never themselves.
Kinda like when Trump was complaining about toilets not working. Turns out he was clogging the plumbing when he was trying to flush documents. That kind of projection?
You don't get to walk up to a woman and ask her whatever obscene things you want and then say it was a consensual conversation because you were both just conversating
@@crescenta3528 Ugh. He's always a creep but just got caught. Most young people are afraid to speak up because of fear of loss of opportunity. They don't want some creep controlling their ability to participate so they just endure. The racism and sexism shown in this legislature confirms their worst fears.
GOOD GUY = investigative reporter. Brave, ethical, stands up for the young women and confronts the sexual assaultant (who was already found guilty by his peers). Deals with it face to face in public (no weapons, just the truth in his words). That's a man!
This reporter, Phil Williams goes after political corruption and scandal stories, he confronts them on the issue, and reports it. They usually resign before too long from the shame.
Hold him criminally accountable. What a lying, despicable, morally bankrupt individual. He’s Disgusting, and anyone who believes otherwise, should ask themselves “ how would I feel if it was my daughter, mother, or sister that he was subjecting to his abhorrent behavior???
Sexual Harassment nowadays just means an average looking dude hitting on a girl. If it was Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers hitting on a girl the same way it’s just called flirting.
Let's see if they really are being unbiased. It's good to see such effort on that reporters part I hope & pray they grow more. But keep going holding BOTH parties feet to the fire. If anyone is promoting allowing kids to be groomed, put in adult drag Queen story hour, or shows, told they are able to choose puberty blockers, or gender altering surgery Without a parents knowledge! Or support giving hard earned taxes to illegals for housing & preferred jobs, training, or get Babie formula when a US citizen can not get it! ( it's happening). Or want to take away a person's right to defend & protect person's & property! This country is in deep trouble and the media loves dividing us and stoking the fire of division, all for a $$ cheap buck! God help us.💔🙏🛡️
My preference is the good people of Johnson and Sullivan County in Eastern Tennessee, the geniuses that voted for (and re-elected) him should be stripped of their right to vote. Its their fault this f%cker is a state legislator.
Yet another example of how extreme gerrymandering results in unchecked power of the least worthy. With a balance of power, comes transparency and accountability.
A Republican? In a scandal? That other Republicans covered up? AND he sexually assaulted interns? In Tennesse? Color me NOT shocked. And parents, stop teaching your daughters to be polite. This young woman should not have responded to this creature in any way. All she needed to do was secure the evidence and contact the police. Don't even get me started about decorum among white men in the Tennessee State House.
Dear Patty Kelly: When parents stop teaching their daughters to be polite, demure, and civil even in Washington's government, you set the table for vitriol and edgy personalities to spring forth, attracting bad boys becoming knee-deep in youths' foibles and intransigence.
@@WhiteBuddha22 why are Republicans passing laws to protect child brides and laws that allow churches to protect pedophiles that have confessed? I don't think you're looking close enough.
Yup, cos the problem here is lack of parenting skills...of course no woman/girl should have to put up with such slimy, sexist behaviour, but you talk like you don't understand that even of the few rape cases that manage to get to the point of prosecution, only about 2% get convicted. The odds are stacked against victims. How about we turn that around & actually hold men like him accountable for their actions, rather than putting the onus on women? That would be refreshing, now...
Sexual harassment of interns is nothing new. Entitled men can't keep getting away with this behavior, but imagine how difficult it must be for the interns to speak up (especially these days) and this won't stop until and unless ALL women and men speak up!!
He’s so convinced of his privilege and protection that he nearly shits himself when confronted openly and fairly in public, then of course reverts back to the default setting of lying, lying, lying when the actual FACTS are thrown in his face. That reporter deserves a medal.
I already think unpaid internship is already slavery. She wasn't his peers, she was a subordinate, a hostage to his perverse advances and a victim to a predator.
Democrats also engage in their own share of hypocrisy, deception, and abuse of position and power, not to mention double-talk!!! The jackass as a symbol for the Democratic party seems quite appropriate.
😮 Ugh, The GOP is awful. In South Dakota the GOP voted to stop feeding kids free lunches and 10 days later voted to have breakfast, lunch and dinners paid to them as a right. They are so messed up !
He felt entitled to do that, and it’s sad on all levels. He’s been doing this for years. Making people very uncomfortable, coming to work, with unwanted advances and etc. there’s 1000s of men and women like this all over the country. Goodnight
Yes. And pervs like these toad ALWAYS claim these conversations are friendly banter. I have friends. I've never had my opposite sex co-worker (in a position of authority and decades older) press me over my acquaintances sexual history, or my body count, or my piercings, or my...et al. These guys have zero guardrails and little to no accountability. His resignation and the timing is mighty convenient, no?
@@tonyborelli. sexual attraction isn't a crime. Sexual harassment and acting as a sexual predator is. Also, if he in fact put his hands on her then that's a crime. It's called battery
@@brianchapman8531 you're a dumb ass totally invested in the false paradigm of the two party system, they're all crooks and narcissistic sociopaths, don't try to be smug, anyone with actual intelligence and the ability to use critical thinking skills clearly will see you for the total ignoramus fool that you are
Gotta love how explicit the description is of the conversations between the Rep and those women. Dude was really invested in his fantasy, certain it was real... then he tries to spin it as a consensual interaction. You have to know this isn't the first time this man has used his privilege to indulge his cravings. Glad he was outed and ousted. Thanks for having the guts to air the story, News Channel %.
He forgot his roof was made of glass and started throwing rocks. It's a Republican thing. He thinks what happens between coworkers outside of the work place, doesn't count. So now you know: if your boss tells you "if you don't blow me I'll fire you" but you're not in your job, it's completely legal and moral. Know the rules!
YEAAAAAHHHH ....., WHERE IS PIZZA-GATE NOW ..? its not the child-molesting and todler-kidnapping but big things often have "small" beginnings ...starts with interns and ..........
@Snicks Abea That was a very weak dad joke I made. It must be lonely up there. All high and mighty. It was one of the more absurd things that came out that guy's mouth. It wrote itself.
@@GingerMaster6875 A married man propositioning 19 year old females who are his interns. No. That’s not a dad joke. Offering them a pot gummy. Not a dad joke.
Thank you for reporting on this. It's absolutely Appalling (yes with a capital ( 'A'), how some of these disgusting "lawmakers " are shielded and protected by their just as disgusting co-conspirators, until they have no choice but to oust them.
When you figure that tRump was caught on tape BRAGGING about grabbing women by the pu$$y and making them do what he wanted because he was rich and a "star" and credible complaints against him, yet the "family values" morons STILL supported/support this criiminal and voted for him!
that's how trump posts on truth social. random capital letters. they are fun to read but ironically they are dangerous to republicans. attacking other people on your side for things you want to do is not a good strategy for either the party or for individual candidates. if you veer off from the trump agenda, then you are "woke". its amazing what works for people who don't fact check or are too dumb to use a phone properly.
The obsession of some of our Republican men with sexuality is mind boggling. Yet they look across the aisle and accuse pretty much everyone there of what they are guilty of.
So, to sum up, he's saying..🤔Yeah, I thought 'consensual conversations' without 'guardrails' were appropriate with subordinates I considered 'friends', because sexual harassment policies are not 'enforceable' away from work.🙄Republican exceptionalism.
Nasty beast... Why would anybody have to tell an adult person when/if you're crossing the line. You know the difference between professional and unprofessional. Once a person tells you that they feel uncomfortable, leave that person alone. Furthermore you just don't let certain things come out of your mouth. The arrogance behind the way that this man is talking and the fact that he tried to use his position to expel those people so that no one would find out what he did, tells me that EVERYTHING these girls are saying is the truth.
Holding the people in power accountable for their actions and interests is the purpose of the free press and I thoroughly enjoyed this piece of reporting. Politicians on both sides have grown emboldened by the spheres of influence granted to them by proxy under the umbrellas of their affiliations. I am relieved to see that local journalists are still doing the job of the free press. Thank you.
Do you see it now? The power of journalism? These Tennessee Republicans wouldn’t have done a thing unless journalists broke it. Journalist of the world stand true to your ethics! You can save the world!
There's a reason Freedom of the Press is in the FIRST Amendment.. Too many people like to skip over that one and just pretend the second is the most important...🙄
The legislators who want to keep everything “ confidential” seem to forget they are public servants for their constituents. The information belongs to the constituents. It is not theirs to hide.
Hey, Mississippi, is still in the running they stole money from the federal government and refuse to give their citizens fresh water. don't feel so bad.
Dear Harvey Watt: What a coincidence, the T3s were rightfully expelled for their uncouth conduct in the house -- return, and the expeller resigns. The world is upside down. Classic case of reverse discrimination.
Sociopathic behaviors, such as those consistently seen among the elite, wealthy and the GOP, are not limited to just the political behaviors and actions seen in public...it comes out in every part of these monsters' lives...We are always seeing the GOPers having these types of double-life incidents...
This is what happens when you take morality out of your personal life and in public. This what liberals encourage with their bad behavior and glorifying in TV shows and movies.
So, taxpayers fund is a secret? I'd love to know what they are spending it on. Some people really need to learn how to vote. Then, this guy wants to know which camera he needs to look at? No shame at all and says: "I didn't do anything wrong". Oh, for goodness sake...
the very fact that the ethics committee involved in the investigation of the allegations was held in secret absolutely proves the plan was to sweep it under the rug. this investigative team now needs to work on that end and start asking why the ethics committee hearings were held in secret. this is something that should have been public for all to see since these people are supposed to be public servants!
Phil is great! I love that the person resigned six hours after that interview. So glad he is out, loved the way you confronted him with his own hypocrisy. Great work
Wow, color me flabbergasted. An actual journalistic news agency. Wow!! Just wow! Wish the rest of the nation's news media would call you guys for tips on how to be a real journalist, do real investigations and report and hold those in power accountable. Way to go. Hope you guys get some kind of nomination for something special for this. Too rare in these independent states of America. Subscribed just to watch more
Kudos to this reporter for holding the creeper's feet to the fire, and not letting him toss off his disgusting behavior as casual conversation. I've mostly given up on mainstream news sources, with their "both sides are equal" 30 second sound bite reporting. I look to independent media to get well-researched legal breakdowns, fact-checking, backgrounds, reporting that isn't afraid to call out the bad behavior they uncover. RUclips channels like The Meidas Network, Beau of the Fifth Column, Brian Tyler Cohen, etc, are my go-tos these days.
Well you know FOX NEWS is gonna be all over this story now,...as a follow up,...barely mentioned except where as its the democrats that set this poor innocent man up with this bad bad girl intern...Tucker will have his laughing jackal cackle spasm about how Hilarys emails had something to do with this sexual impropriaty,...Ingraham will be sooo pissed because shes missed out on so much sexual harrassment,...she'll say," how come its always the young pretty girls who get their pussies grabbed"?,....
The real story is why did his fellow GOP members not vote to expel him with the sense of urgency in which they did with the Tennessee Three. Blatant Hypocrisy!
This 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Same way they didn't expel the rep who's accuse of child molestation...DWIGHT!!!...
They were hoping no one would notice and they could just let him keep his seat because they don't really care about decorum or have any sense of shame.
And there's no comparison.
Birds of a feather, flock together. He isn't the only one.
If it wasn't exposed he would still be in power. The GOP is OK with this behavior as long as it isn't made public. Disgusting
DNC GOP polticans in general hold their feet over the fire and tar and feather them
please. does hunters laptop ring a bell? Don Lemon is accused of worse. Pelosi stock fraud? i bet u never even heard of these things
Until the power of a free press exposed him.
@@CicadaSong576 There isnt really a free press 4 companies control the news and most countries dont have freedom of speech or a single state funded news station
Typical GOP
Why was the hearing held in secret? These are public servants, the people have a right to know about this.
The GOP believes public accountability only applies to democrats.
The people also have a right to know how much this is costing taxpayers.
Even worse, it was before they decided to vote out the Democrats over "eThIc vioLatIonS"
The GoP knew about what the guy did, yet they still allowed him to keep his office and even vote to kick out the Democrats 🤦
You already know the answer
The intern has a right to privacy in this matter. It’s humiliating enough that some creepy old guy is using his power to attempt to instigate a sexual relationship without having your name splashed across the internet and other media.
The secrecy that should protect the victim seems to also protect the villain, but the guys out of the legislature…at least for now. He still claims his behavior was completely normal, and will make the same claim in the next election.
This is just disgraceful. He knows he’s lying and he’s despicable. All of them have behaved horribly.
Did you vote for Joe Biden? Because if you did, Well oh boy maybe don’t call this stuff out if you have any self-appreciation because you call out yourself in doing so.
Hypocrisy in Tennessee with the GOP.
And the Dems
I would not blame the GOP. The blame lies squarely in the good people of Tennessee. They had a choice and they chose this loser.
Hypocrisy is a GQP core value.
Are you aware the Democrat Mayor Megan Barry, prior to Mayor Cooper, was removed from office for sexual misconduct with her security?
@LolPatrick 😂😂😂😂. U better copy and paste that shit. You got a long way to go. That fat, short creep should be your focus.
Republicans are probably hoping it will blow over since he resigned. But no one should let this drop. Everyone who tried to sweep this under the rug should be held accountable.
Remember this,its soon coming your way
@@crissynunyabznz
YOU remember, this is the type of human scum that you choose to support. Certainly tells us what you're made of..
@@crissynunyabznz good get all of them. Most people who are voting blue only vote that way to stave off the The Handmaids Tale live action the Republicans are gearing up for. We know Joe looks like he's about to melt. We know there are just as many Jenks on the blue banner- they just aren't *currently* handing 12 year Olds to rapists as wives, banning books, acting outwardly like natzee thugs, and trying to enslave 80% of the population of the country. Oh! And they're not standing in the Graves of those slaughtered by guns and screaming for more guns....
@@crissynunyabznzyou sound really dumb making vague comments like that. Dunning-Kruger much? Lol. You defending sexual harassment?
I doubt that they will sweep it under the rug"
Only demoCRAPS DO THAT"
Gee, I’m so surprised. By calling her a liar, he just opened himself up to a defamation lawsuit. In addition to the sexual harassment lawsuit she should file.
They'll never learn.
I dont think the word liar is cause for a defamation suit. But he's a liar and a sexual deviant and here got caught yippee !!!!!! 😁
I hope she does!
They haven't learned from their leader Trump. Hahahaha 😅😂😅😂
Absolutely 💯!
I feel so sorry for her. Like, she wanted to be an intern to be subjected to that disgusting behavior.
republican interns must know the kind of people they are working for but you are right his behavior is disgusting. He most have been able to get away with it before for him to think it was normal
I've lived in Washington, DC since 1979. I recall when the talk was on the streets was that the Republican politicians
were constantly " turning a page". They sexually harassed the male teen-aged pages.
@@tammygarrett8427 Clinton did it too, but he also isn't a Harvey Weinstein look alike either.
@@FASBLAQUE As did Donald Trump!
@@gregscott1672 Well we all know trump has did more of that than he is actually accused of. I doubt he had anything to do with the death of Epstein though. He's too big of a wuss for that.
Nice to see a politician being held accountable for his actions.
republicans only. dems get a free pass
The GOP led state legislature in Tennessee keep having their backsides handed to them after their stunt expelling representatives backfired and blew up on their faces. Local media should continue investigating all them and uncover as much of their unethical practices and amoral behavior and to keep the public informed to make informed decisions in the next elections.
it was just politically expedient to do so considering what they did to the two black representatives recently. I guarantee that if that prior incident had not occurred, this republican would still be enjoying his job. After all, hoping that republican voters are good people is a pipe dream. They voted for Trump. That tells us everything about those creatures.
Hypocrisy of GOP
@@barbaraa.walters8798 Right? He is a nasty pig.
"Of course, we immediately did the right thing by demanding and accepting his resignation after we were exposed and had absolutely no other choice."
Like the Hunter Biden laptop Captain Depends ordered the DOJ to coverup?
Unfortunately, they themselves are changing rules to make it harder for to get transparency.
@@WhatThang as long as they keep fumbling the ball, I'm ready.
lol. gop leadership in a nutshell. power over everything
Bingo!!!!!
This is what happens when you forget you are a "public servant" instead of thinking you are "entitled".
Are you talking about the Three Democrat Marxist who caused a Insurrection in the State Legislature? This has been National News, and the World is laughing at Nashville. Americans think they deserve the Trans Massacre on a Christian School in Nashville manifesto to be released.
No this is what happens when one reporter Phil Williams goes after you because you go against his liberal woke agenda. The owners of News Channel need to get him under control. He will lead them the bottom of ratings. Conservatives are now starting to realize that williams is going after them
Amen
In order to 'forget' he's a public servant, he'd have to have thought it in the first place.
That entitlement and privilege gets them in trouble every time because they are arrogant enough to think they can get away with any and everything! And all the deflection and defending is comical!
Thank you for doing this story! I pray for the other women who had to deal with him. I'm sure this isn't the first time. What else is going on in secret?
The party of family and moral values. Priceless
All Conservative Christians see as SIN is Abortion and homosexuality. All other SINS they accept. Making a MOCKERY of GOD.
It is a good thing he was punished. Lets get some on the other side of the aisle too. Not everyone is like that, by progressive thinking abiding the law is not being progressive and is conservative..
Are you aware prior to Mayor Cooper, Democrat Mayor Megan Barry was removed from office for sexual misconduct with her Security? And they were both married.
@@lizafrench8455 Your comment makes no sense
@@Tortilla.Reform my thoughts exactly
Good work on investigative reporting. You deserve high marks for exposing such scum.
Like Clinton
meanwhile Democrats are voting to allow transgender surgery for babies. Hypocritically despicable Democrats calling the kettle black!
Except Mr. Williams did not question Caxton about why Campbell was allowed to keep his leadership post and his committee seats despite knowing since March 23rd that the latter had violated sexual harrassment policy. I would have liked to have heard his justification for letting him keep his job.
@@tmartinez1948 CDS ALERT
@@tmartinez1948: No resemblance whatsoever to ‘Clinton’. His relationship with Ms Lewinsky was consensual and there was no harassment involved.
So many of these so-called "public servants" go into these positions assuming that it makes them untouchable, or immune to accountability. This is the kind of reality check they all need.
To be fair, it mostly does, but I'm hoping this is part of a change
He's still in denial.
@@fiftyghoststrading8500 what party would that be?
Yesssss
That is way Trump wants to run again and did not want to leave office
I’m not a local, so I don’t know local coverage for anything, but Phil Williams is a freakin’ TREASURE 👏
This is why we need to support our local, investigative journalists and reporters. Great work!
Even when they investigate democrats? Or Republicans only?
I agree especially after the audio released in Oklahoma about assassinating local journalists and lynching groups that disagree with one’s politics. I’ve been researching on why the governance is failing the people and a lot starts with localities and officials like these promoting preemption which are basically policies that keep people down. The federal government should pass an anti-preemption law that prevents states and local governments from vacating people’s rights if these policies have adverse consequences to the public’s social-economic and security interests.
The reporters did nothing as a matter of fact they cover up more than they reveal
Amen hard questions and wasn't scared to ask him. I'm glad this guy had the decency to resign after this but what about secrecy before it
Phil is a m0r0n with a slackjaw
Journalism at its finest. Thank you for being able to accomplish what no 'family values' politicians could.
This is why republicans hate the media so much - they keep exposing the truth.
Real talk! This is what journalism is SUPPOSED to be!
They're still painting the three inssurrectionists as victims though. They disrupted a session at the expense of tax payer dollars. Where's the outrage?
This Phil dude is like an assassin. Discovered him last month interviewing Randy McNally and instantly became invested in his journalism, even though I live in south west Zimbabwe and we have issues of our own.
@@kjrey9878 Yes and no. They seem to have snagged up some papers that shoulld have been public knowledge (political investigation).
If Ten. officials intended to keep it secret. Hey, yo! Well done!
If they intended to release it inside the month, you are just speeding up the inevitable, while paying someone off for getting the scoop. Not unlike the National Inquirers "catch and kill".
The best of all worlds would have been to give them more rope: Just sit on the documents and wait for the official release: You would have a QA, timeline and integrity-story to dig into. You might have 4 good stories, with 3 of them being exclusive instead of one scandal exclusive!
"A consensual conversation with adults."
I don't think he understands how juvenile his behavior really is.
Gaslighting.
It depends what your definition of "is" is. I remember a certain president during his impeachment playing semantics, so don't think it happens on only one side of the aisle.
It is the problem of associating adulthood with age and not a mental state.
@@commonsense9204 Sure, bring up a 30-year-old lie about an actually consensual affair to play your whataboutism game.
He really thought he had something there, he took who knows how long to consider a defense and he came up with, "a consensual conversation with adults" just wow🤦
He didn’t think he did anything wrong. CLEARLY he’s done this before and never held him accountable. They don’t fire this guy. They end the internship of an innocent individual.
Wow. He knew he was politically DOA as soon as the reporter approached him. Had to take a moment to reflect on his predicament.
This is quality journalism. Thank you for exposing the hypocrites who lead the Tennessee GOP.
What a proud example of Republican leadership.
Family values. Christian 😅
"I hire only the best" :)
This is no surprise. The disgusting behavior of Republicans these days has become commonplace.
Typical, surely, but not a proud moment for most Americans, sadly.
Its most appalling how some of the Republican lawmakers have broken the law.
We need a solid third party period.
AND DEMOCRATS TOO
@@revenge4468 More Republicans break the law than Democrats though. Kind of sad, since it should be equal between parties. The Republicans shouldn't feel so privileged. Just look at the conviction/confession records of Republican executive branches throughout the last 50 years. And then compare them to the numbers of Democrat conviction/confession numbers. And then compare that to the number of Republican appointed or Republican congressionally approved judges during those 50 years. At least the Republican judges had been honorable until the Federalist Society decided to push their anti-poor evil first into the Supreme Court and then into the rest of the Federal and State courts.
Ugh, I am grossed out on her behalf. How can anyone think that this is an acceptable conversation between adults, even if it “isn’t at the workplace”?
I've have seduced women without ever having to say such yucky stuff. He needs a new pickup line and a new line of work and the taxpayers need to get a clue about who is working for them and who is costing them money.
And this is the party that’s about “protecting our children” oh the irony.
Does this guy’s bad behavior mean you commies have wonderful behavior? Of course not.
Oh, yeah...so christ-like.
Says the party of mutilating and abortion. 😂
The interns were children?
Spot on! So spot on!!
Keep going after these corrupt officials. Get them out of office, how disgusting!
He didn’t lose his position because Republicans don’t care who they harm as long as they have power.
All abusive people seek position to get away with abuse. The Democrat party is the best place for that
Incel pedo troll bot alert!😂
@@sudilos1172 sure. I’m sure one of these will be a Democrat a-a-any day now….
@@sudilos1172 please let us whenever a democrat has to resign for the same reason. For now, we know about a republican.
@@sudilos1172 Sick, twisted republicans are the best at projection!
Good job on finding the story. You know the Republicans were going to keep this quiet and would have allowed this predator to stay if they hadn't been caught.
meanwhile Democrats are voting to allow transgender surgery for babies. Hypocritically despicable Democrats calling the kettle black!
Yeah. Just like the liberal press is keeping quiet about the black man shooting a 6 year old boy and his father because a basketball rolled into his yard. Trying to downplay and ignore the attack on the white woman by the gang of teens rioting in downtown Chiraq. Along with inner city violence, attacks on people by woke mental patients and Karine Jean-Pierre lying every time she steps up to a microphone.
Joseph Goebbels would have been extatic to have the liberal press and the democratic speech writers on his propaganda corp.
The best part was when he said, "thats not true", followed by a big gulp. Lol
GOPs = scumbags.
Yeah I'm glad they exposed the creeper, I wonder did he voted to expell himself? What a big fat hypocrite!
The thing that gets me is that he thought that this behavior would be acceptable outside of work. You can bet that he has done this before it's only a matter of time before others come forward
I am sure he got away with this in the past. The bad news is the people of Tennessee will simply replace him with another just like him who is smart enough not to get caught.
He has probably done much worse. It says he put his hand around her neck. He has definitely crossed line before this. He thinks if he is not in the offices he can do or say whatever he wants.
This is why journalism should be supported and well funded. Thank you.
This is why the ones you see attacking the news calling it fake and the enemy do so. The press has always exposed deep corruption out of darkness into the light. That is why they hate the press and also seek to use media to lie whenever they can and as a source of propaganda and brainwashing. We have recently seen this play out with huge payouts.
It was downright cringeworthy watching Scotty deny everything even as he knew Phil had the receipts. But what's more disturbing is how Speaker Sexton (who's in a developing scandal of his own over that Nashville condo of his) fully intended to keep him in a leadership position despite everything.
This. The TN Republicans are revealing themselves each passing week to be absolute disasters. No wonder they’re trying like hell to fast track the end of this year’s legislative session. They don’t want their filthy laundry aired for more Tennesseans to see.
So he didn't know he broke the rules and nobody told him? So in other words...
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
Scotty doesn't know
So don't tell Scotty
Scotty doesn't know
@Harry Bhalzakk you my friend... you are worthy of respect...
@@FunnyHaHa420 XD
Brilliant
@Harry Bhalzakk sir you win the internet today.
This sick, nasty lawmaker needs to be CHARGED!!!! THIS is beyond unacceptable. He sounds guilty AF listening to him. Charge the reps who knew and covered it up as well. I want to see these girls SUE these predators.
The citizens of Tennessee will have to vote the Republicans out of power to do that and I don't see that happening anytime soon. VOTE BLUE!!!
He was charged - he pled Guilty but it was a SECRET investigation. whyyy
I agree with everything you say, except they are *women*
Over 18, they're no longer girls, certainly legally.
It takes a very infantile, narcissistic and, certainly arrested male ego that even thinks for a millisecond that it's absolutely okay to begin or take a conversation in such a vile and disgusting direction with women with whom he only has a professional relationship.
I guess some of them never actually mature into men emotionally, they have impulse-control issues typical of toddlers, continuing to behave in kind when they can't have the toy they want.
Not taking no for an answer is what a four-year-old does. Lying when you are caught is what the immature do.
Treating young women or any woman with disrespect is what an asshole does
@@rwatts2155 He resigned and voting all blue doesn't work, because that's how we got Sinema and Manchin. It's not hard to learn about candidates. You just have to take time out and do the research.
@@FASBLAQUE the two you mentioned may not be much but manchin is better than a republican. Any time you don't vote blue you are voting red. Anyone who doesn't vote at all is voting red. The time to learn about the candidates is during the preliminaries. Elect the best candidate then work to elect that candidate during the runoff. Get out the vote and vote blue.
He defines consent as anyone who speaks to him. And they kept this secret for months
Pigs are more equal... He's read Animal Farm & he knows his rights. He passes laws for others that they are obliged & expected to abide by while breaking rules himself & gets paid handsomely for it...nice work if you can get it... 😏
@J. W just ask George Santos how to get that work.......🎵lie lie lie,.....lie lie lie li li li li li 🎶 lililie....
not being expelled for something like this is crazy. Those 3 stood with their constituents. This guy did this for personal reasons
I really miss investigative reporting exposing criminals. Hope to see more.
Hats off to this News station/reporter. 🇺🇲
@Cam Collins racist much?
@Cam Collins exactly what I expected from a MAGAt.
@@Y0uKnowMyName Then you can expect it from me too.
None of you have a clue what a criminal is.
@@bryanr.4947 we all just watched a video about a criminal what are you talking about?
@Cam Collins Sort of like January 6th, you mean, except people also brought weapons, brutalized and tortured the Capital Police for hours and tried to overthrow a FAIR election because you can't deal with reality. Then they gave the security tapes of the entire building to all of our enemies. Genius.
Despite all your complaints, you're hanging out here, on a beautiful Saturday. Why don't you go outside, get some friends? Time to leave Mummy's basement and return her Ipad.
Good job! Why SO MANY despicable people are allowed to 'represent' us, is unreal.
If you're from Tennessee its your fault; you keep voting for these creatures. You know you had a choice.
We vote for them, without examination. By their FRUITS ye shall know them. Not by the words of their lying mouths.
tbf he represents conservatives
meanwhile Democrats are voting to allow transgender surgery for babies. Hypocritically despicable Democrats calling the kettle black!
That's a requirement for the job as a republican lawmaker.
Remember, LITERALLY every single accusation from the GOP is a CONFESSION!
Ah yes only republicans.
All GOP reps, not only GOP reps lol. Headass
@@WhiteBuddha22 Here lately? yes.
@@WhiteBuddha22 0.01% of Democrats, 99.99% of Republicans. Keep drinking your kool aid and buying worthless NFT cartoons of the trust fund baby.
@@WhiteBuddha22 usual suspects yes. Vast majority are pedoos or rapoist.
Great reporting! Thank you. We need our journalists
How many people think Sexton should resign next? He leads the GOP in the house. The ethics of the GOP reflect solely on him.
"Secret ethics report" is not an ethics report. It's a damn coverup.
@@MonkeyJedi99 Yeah, why even bother investigating if you're just going to bury it anyway. The corruption is astounding.
I think you're all just panicking after the Tennessee terrorist attack, and trying to make anything else news besides the manifesto
His wife bought a house in Nashville through a trust to try and hide the transaction. TN law pays a per diem to people for the time they spend in Nashville on government business. Sexton has been found to be using that per diem to make his mortgage payment on the $600K house.
I definitely think he should resign
Once your state is fully gerrymandered in your party's favor, laws are little more than suggestions.
Those laws are for your opponents and anyone else you don't like.
The GQP's motto: " Rules for thee, none for me".
Rules for thee not for me. That's always been the GOP mentality. The problem is that their knuckle dragging voter vase allows it to be so.
I’m a boomer, & retired now, and I can bear witness that men’s workplace behavior in “Mad Men”” was spot on. Everywhere I worked with men, I had to listen to all kinds of nastiness, on top of the temper tantrums they threw, when they didn’t get their way. No, it wasn’t all men. But there were “nice guys” around, nearly every time, usually just sitting and looking at the floor.
If you see this going on in your workplace, and you’re a man, please say something. Most of the bullies will listen to another man.
Nah. It's not a co-workers job to do so
I remember it well, also older women digging, shrugging and saying, " It's going to happen. Just try not to be alone with them." Every girl should be raised taking karate and carrying bear spray.
@@questioneverything594 You have a good point. It is up to management to handle these things. However, in one workplace, the managers were the ones doing it. That sort of made it impossible to do anything but put up with it, or handle it yourself. I’ve been in jobs where the culture was pretty crude, and that included management. I worked on an ISS project with a lot of retired military. With those guys, I finally learned that they’ll respect a good insult, and that’s how I got to Group W bench to come sit with me.
@@bethmoore7722 if you see something say something. something as small as "knock it off" ol.9r "leave her alone" or "come on guy"
@@questioneverything594 until
It happens to you right? 👎
Congrats News 5....one of the best investigative reports I've watched in ages...!! Uncovering the secrecy, hypocrisy and eventual financial cost to taxpayers. Keep up the great work, America needs you now more than ever...
Wow once again...not a drag queen. Shocked. Way to go Channel 5. This is the reporting we need in TN!!!!! Excellent journalism 👍🏾💜✊🏾
GOP does nothing but project
This is needed nationwide
Yeah, this seems to happen overwhelmingly on the straight white male conservative side, and not on the drag queen side.
Funny how they say it's the drag queens, and never themselves.
Repulsive behavior, but the interns were a little old for a drag queens apparent taste.
Okkurrr 😂
One can ALWAYS tell what the GOP is up to by what they accuse others of. Never fails.
So true! There is a psychological term for this, ...it is called 'Projection'.
Every statement they make is either projection or confession...often both
no truer statement was ever said .
Called projection
Kinda like when Trump was complaining about toilets not working. Turns out he was clogging the plumbing when he was trying to flush documents. That kind of projection?
You don't get to walk up to a woman and ask her whatever obscene things you want and then say it was a consensual conversation because you were both just conversating
Considering the more recent elected Republican leaders behaviors it's a plus she was at least not a minor.
Thank you !
@@mtaylor7307 Barely, she is/was only 19. She's still on her parents' health insurance. He was just being a creep.
@@crescenta3528 Ugh. He's always a creep but just got caught. Most young people are afraid to speak up because of fear of loss of opportunity. They don't want some creep controlling their ability to participate so they just endure. The racism and sexism shown in this legislature confirms their worst fears.
Also, he said he didn't think he violated any rules since it happened off sight. This dude is a pervert.
GOOD GUY = investigative reporter. Brave, ethical, stands up for the young women and confronts the sexual assaultant (who was already found guilty by his peers). Deals with it face to face in public (no weapons, just the truth in his words). That's a man!
Very good for this local station. It is good to see journalist integrity exists somewhere. Thank you so much.
Journalist intergrity exists at Fox News as well
@@fredylucas2484 funniest thing I’ve read all day 😂
@@fredylucas2484 $787 million dollars paid out by FOX News in a defamation suit pretty much proves FOX News isn’t worth a sh*t. Lol
Local journalism is EXTREMELY important to maintain.
This reporter, Phil Williams goes after political corruption and scandal stories, he confronts them on the issue, and reports it. They usually resign before too long from the shame.
Hold him criminally accountable. What a lying, despicable, morally bankrupt individual. He’s Disgusting, and anyone who believes otherwise, should ask themselves “ how would I feel if it was my daughter, mother, or sister that he was subjecting to his abhorrent behavior???
I wonder what the parents of Tara Reade would say about Joe Biden sticking his fingers in Tara Reade against her will.
Sexual
Harassment nowadays just means an average looking dude hitting on a girl. If it was Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers hitting on a girl the same way it’s just called flirting.
Agree with everything you say, but add that at least he can feel shame and resign, unlike many in today's GOP.
@@dolores2716 Please elaborate.
@@JoeyCentral so you're an incel?
Great reporting!!! This is what speaking truth to power looks like!
You truly are lost.
@@BillyBob-wq9fl you from TN?
Nice to see that real investigative journalism still exists. Kudos to your team. Keep it up!!!
Totally agree.
Me too and if I could "thumbs up" a thousand times I would.
Let's see if they really are being unbiased. It's good to see such effort on that reporters part I hope & pray they grow more. But keep going holding BOTH parties feet to the fire. If anyone is promoting allowing kids to be groomed, put in adult drag Queen story hour, or shows, told they are able to choose puberty blockers, or gender altering surgery Without a parents knowledge! Or support giving hard earned taxes to illegals for housing & preferred jobs, training, or get Babie formula when a US citizen can not get it! ( it's happening). Or want to take away a person's right to defend & protect person's & property!
This country is in deep trouble and the media loves dividing us and stoking the fire of division, all for a $$ cheap buck! God help us.💔🙏🛡️
@@richardburton-777 Inspired by Elon's rocket launch. And landing.
I agree! Keep up the great work!
Great investigative journalism and interviewing. Well done.
That’s some good journalism, right there! Hats off to the team. 🤘🏾
Helps if the subject of the interview is a complete moron.
Phil is the best!
😂 karma! these people claim everyone else is grooming and they are the ones actually doing it. He needs to go to jail, seriously!
Hey grooming is underage this is him being persistent and creepy trying to get a date
@Dan Avery at his age, those interns fresh out of college is grooming for sure.
@@danavery2902
^ She wasn't underage
@@Delimon007
Lmmfaoooooo
GOLUBOIzzzzz are chirping 😂
I am willing to bet that this won't be broadcast on Fox .
The Republicans that let him stay at his position also should resign and be removed
You mean the ones who expelled him?
My preference is the good people of Johnson and Sullivan County in Eastern Tennessee, the geniuses that voted for (and re-elected) him should be stripped of their right to vote. Its their fault this f%cker is a state legislator.
@@MrMrbrianbechtel , can’t you read? You dumb mofo.🤔🤔🤔🤔
@@MrMrbrianbechtelNo the ones who covered it up untill, the media exposed it!
Yet another example of how extreme gerrymandering results in unchecked power of the least worthy. With a balance of power, comes transparency and accountability.
Why was he allowed the dignity of resigning? Should have been fired immediately! Shame, shame, shame on the GOP and their hypocrisy.
This is what journalism looks like. Kudos y’all.
I almost forgot what it was like.
A Republican? In a scandal? That other Republicans covered up? AND he sexually assaulted interns? In Tennesse? Color me NOT shocked. And parents, stop teaching your daughters to be polite. This young woman should not have responded to this creature in any way. All she needed to do was secure the evidence and contact the police. Don't even get me started about decorum among white men in the Tennessee State House.
Dear Patty Kelly: When parents stop teaching their daughters to be polite, demure, and civil even in Washington's government, you set the table for vitriol and edgy personalities to spring forth, attracting bad boys becoming knee-deep in youths' foibles and intransigence.
Imagine thinking this is only a thing on one side of the isle.
@@WhiteBuddha22 Imagine thinking that isle isn't short for small island but is, instead, how you spell "aisle".
"I *LOVE* the poorly-educated!"
@@WhiteBuddha22 why are Republicans passing laws to protect child brides and laws that allow churches to protect pedophiles that have confessed? I don't think you're looking close enough.
Yup, cos the problem here is lack of parenting skills...of course no woman/girl should have to put up with such slimy, sexist behaviour, but you talk like you don't understand that even of the few rape cases that manage to get to the point of prosecution, only about 2% get convicted. The odds are stacked against victims. How about we turn that around & actually hold men like him accountable for their actions, rather than putting the onus on women? That would be refreshing, now...
Excellent coverage! This is why we need REAL journalists! Great job, Phil
“Give me 5 seconds”. That look of panic at being caught. Complete fear of accountability and responsibility. GOP!
Give me 5 seconds to sort out which lie I'm going to go with.
The gulp as he took that sip sent me!!
Got to think back to how to spin 101, those early days of learning how to prepare for your life as a hypocrite political plague
I just need to grasp the fullness of this moment when I discovered that the truth has been uncovered and my career is about to evaporate.
@@jillmortlock8439 IKR 🥴🥴🥴
Sexual harassment of interns is nothing new. Entitled men can't keep getting away with this behavior, but imagine how difficult it must be for the interns to speak up (especially these days) and this won't stop until and unless ALL women and men speak up!!
He’s so convinced of his privilege and protection that he nearly shits himself when confronted openly and fairly in public, then of course reverts back to the default setting of lying, lying, lying when the actual FACTS are thrown in his face. That reporter deserves a medal.
I already think unpaid internship is already slavery.
She wasn't his peers, she was a subordinate, a hostage to his perverse advances and a victim to a predator.
He tried to expel others but ends up expeling himself
That’s karma!
Karma! Busted!
Make Accountability Great Again!!! Thank you for the investigative report, we need you in every state…
The problem is that these people don’t know what accountability is…
Brilliant!!!
Republicans were gonna let him stay if the media didn't investigate. That is sick!
How would this be an "if".
he is a typical republican
He sure sounds like somebody owns him.
I admire your calm direct delivery. Thank you for reporting a very awkward situation tastefully and being direct.
This is just "nasty". Not that another Republican legislator has been caught nor resigned, but because of the constant hypocrisy.
Democrats also engage in their own share of hypocrisy, deception, and abuse of position and power, not to mention double-talk!!! The jackass as a symbol for the Democratic party seems quite appropriate.
This is just absurd. Why would a Republican resign over anything? Grabbing people by the junk was top Republican standards just a few years ago.
😂😂
Sad but true.
meanwhile Democrats are voting to allow transgender surgery for babies. Hypocritically despicable Democrats calling the kettle black!
So true!
Look a straw man! unless you don't differentiate between consensual or not.
This is very encouraging. Justice is sometimes served. Bravo.
😮
Ugh,
The GOP is awful. In South Dakota the GOP voted to stop feeding kids free lunches and 10 days later voted to have breakfast, lunch and dinners paid to them as a right. They are so messed up !
Reichwingers everywhere are all controlling misogynistic, hate-filled narcissists or sociopaths. Period.
He felt entitled to do that, and it’s sad on all levels. He’s been doing this for years. Making people very uncomfortable, coming to work, with unwanted advances and etc. there’s 1000s of men and women like this all over the country. Goodnight
Yes. And pervs like these toad ALWAYS claim these conversations are friendly banter.
I have friends. I've never had my opposite sex co-worker (in a position of authority and decades older) press me over my acquaintances sexual history, or my body count, or my piercings, or my...et al.
These guys have zero guardrails and little to no accountability.
His resignation and the timing is mighty convenient, no?
sadly there are lots of people who display sexual attraction toward others
@@tonyborelli. sexual attraction isn't a crime. Sexual harassment and acting as a sexual predator is. Also, if he in fact put his hands on her then that's a crime. It's called battery
This is all too common, particularly with GOP politicians. Glad they were not able to sweep this one under the rug. Great reporting!
Particularly? Naaah, it's ALL of them!!!
Let's be fair. Clinton didn't show off his sax skills for nothing...
@Ondrej McCool Says a lot if you have to go back almost 30 years for an example.
@@brianchapman8531 you're a dumb ass totally invested in the false paradigm of the two party system, they're all crooks and narcissistic sociopaths, don't try to be smug, anyone with actual intelligence and the ability to use critical thinking skills clearly will see you for the total ignoramus fool that you are
What about bill clinton?
Gotta love how explicit the description is of the conversations between the Rep and those women. Dude was really invested in his fantasy, certain it was real... then he tries to spin it as a consensual interaction. You have to know this isn't the first time this man has used his privilege to indulge his cravings. Glad he was outed and ousted. Thanks for having the guts to air the story, News Channel %.
He forgot his roof was made of glass and started throwing rocks. It's a Republican thing.
He thinks what happens between coworkers outside of the work place, doesn't count. So now you know: if your boss tells you "if you don't blow me I'll fire you" but you're not in your job, it's completely legal and moral. Know the rules!
Of course he thinks it’s ok to sexually harass a young woman. Glad he’s out!
YEAAAAAHHHH ....., WHERE IS PIZZA-GATE NOW ..? its not the child-molesting and todler-kidnapping but big things often have "small" beginnings ...starts with interns and ..........
You don't offer your friends weed gummies in exchange to see their bodies? What kind of friend are you?
@@GingerMaster6875Predator.
@Snicks Abea That was a very weak dad joke I made. It must be lonely up there. All high and mighty. It was one of the more absurd things that came out that guy's mouth. It wrote itself.
@@GingerMaster6875 A married man propositioning 19 year old females who are his interns. No. That’s not a dad joke. Offering them a pot gummy. Not a dad joke.
Thank you for reporting on this. It's absolutely Appalling (yes with a capital ( 'A'), how some of these disgusting "lawmakers " are shielded and protected by their just as disgusting co-conspirators, until they have no choice but to oust them.
When you figure that tRump was caught on tape BRAGGING about grabbing women by the pu$$y and making them do what he wanted because he was rich and a "star" and credible complaints against him, yet the "family values" morons STILL supported/support this criiminal and voted for him!
that's how trump posts on truth social. random capital letters. they are fun to read but ironically they are dangerous to republicans. attacking other people on your side for things you want to do is not a good strategy for either the party or for individual candidates. if you veer off from the trump agenda, then you are "woke". its amazing what works for people who don't fact check or are too dumb to use a phone properly.
Like the whole Biden administration?
The obsession of some of our Republican men with sexuality is mind boggling. Yet they look across the aisle and accuse pretty much everyone there of what they are guilty of.
Excellent reporting! This is what the news media is for. Thank you.
It also helps if the subject is a complete moron and guilty as hell.
Thank you for upholding the highest standard of journalism. Sunshine truly exposes those who wish to hide.
(Sunshine is the reporters drag name. He goes by Phil at the news station)
So, to sum up, he's saying..🤔Yeah, I thought 'consensual conversations' without 'guardrails' were appropriate with subordinates I considered 'friends', because sexual harassment policies are not 'enforceable' away from work.🙄Republican exceptionalism.
Nasty beast... Why would anybody have to tell an adult person when/if you're crossing the line. You know the difference between professional and unprofessional. Once a person tells you that they feel uncomfortable, leave that person alone. Furthermore you just don't let certain things come out of your mouth. The arrogance behind the way that this man is talking and the fact that he tried to use his position to expel those people so that no one would find out what he did, tells me that EVERYTHING these girls are saying is the truth.
Holding the people in power accountable for their actions and interests is the purpose of the free press and I thoroughly enjoyed this piece of reporting. Politicians on both sides have grown emboldened by the spheres of influence granted to them by proxy under the umbrellas of their affiliations. I am relieved to see that local journalists are still doing the job of the free press. Thank you.
@Thorton Melon deflect much?
@Thorton Melon can’t wait until your Orange Jesus is in prison
Agree. Responsible journalism is so rare too. Kudos to this local station and the reporters
I'm surprised to see a FOX channel spit out the truth, especiallyabout the GOP. Maybe there is hope for real news again.
@Thorton Melon it will be good to see Trump get locked up too.
Do you see it now? The power of journalism? These Tennessee Republicans wouldn’t have done a thing unless journalists broke it. Journalist of the world stand true to your ethics! You can save the world!
This is why journalists are the first targets in an authoritarian movement.
that's is the reason why the GOP hates the media
There's a reason Freedom of the Press is in the FIRST Amendment..
Too many people like to skip over that one and just pretend the second is the most important...🙄
@@TheUluxian They aren't free to discuss dominion.
@@camcollins-pu9og I am not following…
The legislators who want to keep everything “ confidential” seem to forget they are public servants for their constituents. The information belongs to the constituents. It is not theirs to hide.
republicans dont believe they are public servants they belive they are your rules and your betters and that they can do what ever they want
Charge him! He just said the court was lying!
Watching from the UK. Good to see there is still some integrity led investigative journalism in America. Good job.
Greetings from across the Pond. We're not all crazy, and thanks for paying attention and caring😁
only on local level.
Especially after republicans have spent decades portraying all non-fox media as biased
"Which direction do I need to look for your camera's?" Sir.. that is the least of your worries.
The laugh I just let out, you’re too right there!
😂😂😂😂 that was deeply funny
He was trying to stall, got thirsty all of the sudden too.
We officially have the most embarrassing legislature in the entire country, but I guess that's not surprising when we have so many Republicans!!
Florida still holds that dishonor, then Texas, then Tennessee followed closely by Missouri. It's tight, and unfortunately the race ain't over!!
Hey, Mississippi, is still in the running they stole money from the federal government and refuse to give their citizens fresh water. don't feel so bad.
I disagree. I posit that the Texas legislature, and particularly the Senate led by a Orange Wannabe Lieutenant Governor, is the most embarrassing.
Texas! Hold my Bud Light!
We're pretty bad here in Arizona, but Katie Hobbs is going to town with vetoes💙💙💙💙💙💙
Good job Phil. You make me appreciate the importance of local tv.
I am shocked, shocked, there is hypocrisy going on here. Thank-you for the calm, focused and thorough reporting.
Dear Harvey Watt: What a coincidence, the T3s were rightfully expelled for their uncouth conduct in the house -- return, and the expeller resigns.
The world is upside down. Classic case of reverse discrimination.
Sociopathic behaviors, such as those consistently seen among the elite, wealthy and the GOP, are not limited to just the political behaviors and actions seen in public...it comes out in every part of these monsters' lives...We are always seeing the GOPers having these types of double-life incidents...
This is what happens when you take morality out of your personal life and in public. This what liberals encourage with their bad behavior and glorifying in TV shows and movies.
For sure...what's up with these indecent behaviors
@@margwalker6606 trump. you can just say completely untrue things and get away with it. christian hypocrisy, drag shows before they were in office.
Yeah, it isn't sociopathic at all to call yourself Wisdom Speaks
@@jefesteel It literally isn’t, that’s not how sociopathy works.
So, taxpayers fund is a secret? I'd love to know what they are spending it on. Some people really need to learn how to vote. Then, this guy wants to know which camera he needs to look at? No shame at all and says: "I didn't do anything wrong". Oh, for goodness sake...
This was all going to be swept under the rug by these crony Republicans.....absolutely disgusting that this guy still thinks he did nothing wrong
the very fact that the ethics committee involved in the investigation of the allegations was held in secret absolutely proves the plan was to sweep it under the rug.
this investigative team now needs to work on that end and start asking why the ethics committee hearings were held in secret. this is something that should have been public for all to see since these people are supposed to be public servants!
Phil is great! I love that the person resigned six hours after that interview. So glad he is out, loved the way you confronted him with his own hypocrisy. Great work
This is happening in most of these state-led GOP governments. Morality for thee, but not for me.
You mean, by all the politicians right?
@@Delimon007
Saratov oblast Semenovzzzz are chirping 😂
@@Delimon007 re-read the two sentences.
There is nothing as convincing as a resignation to prove you are innocent
you should be real proud of the way your speaker of the House dealt with this oh wait he didnt do anything
Wow, color me flabbergasted. An actual journalistic news agency. Wow!! Just wow! Wish the rest of the nation's news media would call you guys for tips on how to be a real journalist, do real investigations and report and hold those in power accountable. Way to go. Hope you guys get some kind of nomination for something special for this. Too rare in these independent states of America. Subscribed just to watch more
Rule 1. Follow the story where it takes. Be unafraid to lose accessibility as punishment for asking tough questions.
Kudos to this reporter for holding the creeper's feet to the fire, and not letting him toss off his disgusting behavior as casual conversation. I've mostly given up on mainstream news sources, with their "both sides are equal" 30 second sound bite reporting. I look to independent media to get well-researched legal breakdowns, fact-checking, backgrounds, reporting that isn't afraid to call out the bad behavior they uncover. RUclips channels like The Meidas Network, Beau of the Fifth Column, Brian Tyler Cohen, etc, are my go-tos these days.
@@HughLlewellyn Brian Tyler Cohen is a clown.
They didn’t do it until AFTER the Tennessee 3. So I wouldn’t chap your hands in applause. It’s good, but it’s reactive and it’s late.
Well you know FOX NEWS is gonna be all over this story now,...as a follow up,...barely mentioned except where as its the democrats that set this poor innocent man up with this bad bad girl intern...Tucker will have his laughing jackal cackle spasm about how Hilarys emails had something to do with this sexual impropriaty,...Ingraham will be sooo pissed because shes missed out on so much sexual harrassment,...she'll say," how come its always the young pretty girls who get their pussies grabbed"?,....