Former congressman Blake Farenthold (R-Tex.) told a reporter Tuesday that he will not reimburse taxpayers for the $84,000 in public funds used to settle a 2014 sexual harassment lawsuit. Farenthold, who resigned in April, told ABC News that his lawyers advised him not to repay the Treasury Department for the settlement amount. “I will say this on the record: I have been advised by my attorneys not to repay that,” Farenthold told the news outlet. “I want to be clear that I didn’t do anything wrong,” Farenthold told KRIS 6 News in December.

Source: Washington Post May 15, 2018 19:00 UTC