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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released an investigation by his
staff on Tuesday that concluded Eric Garcetti, the Los Angeles
mayor and President Biden's nominee for ambassador to India,
"likely knew or should have known" of sexual harassment and
racist comments by a top former adviser, Rick Jacobs.

Why it matters: Garcetti's already stalled path to Senate
confirmation just got more difficult.

Details: A memo detailing the findings said Jacobs, Garcetti and
11 other individuals working for or close to Garcetti refused to
speak with the team investigating. It said the team interviewed
15 witnesses and drew on 26 depositions related to a civil suit
against Jacobs, as well as city reports, emails and text
messages.

"It is extremely unlikely that he would not have been aware of
Mr. Jacobs' behavior," the memo said, citing Garcetti's close
involvement in his office's daily operations and the "pervasive,
widespread, and notorious" nature of Jacobs' behavior.

"We had to reach conclusions based on the evidence that we had
before us," Grassley's memo said. "If at a later time, these
individuals wish to come forward and provide new evidence or
testimony we would be willing to revisit our conclusion if the
evidence supports it."

Garcetti has denied knowing about the alleged actions, telling
senators in a hearing late last year that had they been brought
to his attention he would have taken action.

The other side: "This partisan report was a hit job from the
beginning, and many of the claims have already been conclusively
debunked by more serious independent reports," said a White
House spokesperson.

"The President has confidence in Mayor Garcetti and believes he
will be an excellent representative in India at a critical
moment and calls for the Senate to swiftly confirm him."

Editor's note: This story has been updated to include a comment
from the White House in support of Garcetti.

https://www.axios.com/2022/05/10/garcetti-grassley-investigation- ambassador-india

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