WASHINGTON \u2013 Sen. Marco Rubio fired his chief of staff this weekend over credible allegations of \u201cimproper conduct\u201d with subordinates. \u201cThis evening, I…<\/b>
\nWASHINGTON \u2013 Sen. Marco Rubio fired his chief of staff this weekend over credible allegations of \u201cimproper conduct\u201d with subordinates.
\u201cThis evening, I traveled from Florida to Washington DC and terminated his employment effective immediately,\u201d Rubio said in a statement late Saturday .
The Florida senator said he was made aware of the allegations against chief of staff Clint Reed \u201cfor the first time\u201d on Friday afternoon. He launched an investigation along with his general counsel and found \u201csufficient evidence\u201d that Reed \u201cviolated office policies regarding proper relations between a supervisor and their subordinates.\u201d
Reed had been Rubio\u2019s chief of staff for the last year and previously served as Rubio\u2019s campaign manager for his Senate re-election in 2016. The Arkansas native was formerly the executive director of the Arkansas GOP before joining the Republican National Committee in 2007 as political director, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Rubio didn\u2019t name Reed in his statement but said his chief of staff\u2019s improper relations with subordinates led to \u201cthreats to withhold employment benefits.\u201d Rubio said the victims now have access to all their entitled employment services.
\u201cWe will be formally notifying the appropriate Congressional and Senate administrative offices of this matter when they return to work Monday morning,\u201d Rubio said.<\/p>\n

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