The senior advisor central to the investigation into Sec. Pompeo’s use of an employee to run personal errands is now leading the charge to find support amongst former staffers against what they describe as a 'smear campaign,' NBCNews has learned.
NBC News reached out to more than 25 former employees of the secretary during his time as a member of Congress from Kansas to ask whether they had been approached to sign the letter. As of Sunday evening, 23 former staffers had signed on to express their support.
But a source familiar with the situation said one former employee of the secretary felt compelled to sign the letter for fear of retribution from his former boss. The staffer said that in their experience, the claims that"Mike picked up his own dry cleaning" and"bought his own lunch," as detailed in the letter, were inaccurate.
The tasks included driving him to congressional events, taking his car through the car wash and filling up his truck and car with gas, on top of fetching his lunch, the source said, adding that the retrieval of Pompeo's shirts and suits was a task the aide carried out both during and after hours.similar tasks to be in violation of House rules and standards of conduct.
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