The three-term Democratic congresswoman on Thursday also personally repaid the federal government $5,000 in severance issued to now-fired Tony Baker, according to her current chief of staff, Timothy Daly. A spokeswoman for Sandy Hook Promise confirmed he is not employed by the organization. Andrew Ricci, a friend and spokesman for Baker, told Hearst that Baker lives in Columbus, Ohio. A phone number listed for a Tony Baker was disconnected. Ricci also told Hearst that Baker denied punching the former female staffer in the back at Esty’s Washington, D.C. office.

Source: National Post March 29, 2018 23:23 UTC