Then Rep. Mel Watt, a Democrat from North Carolina, was nominated by President Barack Obama to be director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Watt denied the allegations when they first surfaced in a July report in Politico, before Grimes publicly accused him. They said in their testimonies that Grimes told them about the alleged harassment. They met in the FHFA’s cafeteria, where Grimes showed Watt scenic photos from her trip, according to the report. Grimes said Watt told her, “I wouldn’t mind seeing pictures of you, particularly in a bikini,” according to the report.

Source: Washington Post September 14, 2018 21:48 UTC