Gallego Dismisses Report of 2 House Staffer Relationships as 2028 Ambitions Draw Scrutiny
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Updated · Washington Times · Jul 16
Gallego Dismisses Report of 2 House Staffer Relationships as 2028 Ambitions Draw Scrutiny
3 articles · Updated · Washington Times · Jul 16
Summary
Ruben Gallego told reporters Thursday he would not “engage in gossip,” brushing aside a New York Post report alleging relationships with at least two Democratic House staffers while he was unmarried.
The report said the women were aides to Texas Democrats, not employees in Gallego’s own office, meaning the alleged relationships would not have violated House rules on members and subordinates.
Chuck Schumer also declined to address the allegations, steering questions instead to his planned criticism of President Trump’s prime-time address.
The episode adds to scrutiny around the first-term Arizona senator, whose ties to former Rep. Eric Swalwell and a Senate Ethics complaint from Rep. Anna Paulina Luna have already drawn attention.
That ethics complaint was dismissed last month after the committee said it found no evidence Gallego violated federal law or Senate rules, though Luna publicly rejected that conclusion.