Swordsmyth
05-28-2018, 07:48 PM
Rep. Tom Garrett (R-Va.) said Monday that he is an alcoholic and will not seek reelection in November — a decision that came amid mounting scrutiny into his handling of his congressional office.
The 46-year-old Garrett was the subject of a POLITICO report (https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/25/tom-garrett-staff-servants-608665) on Friday citing four former aides who said that the congressman and his wife, Flanna, had used official staff to run errands and take care of their dog. In his Monday statement, he called the allegations “a series of half-truths and whole lies.”
“The recent attacks on my family are a series of half-truths and whole lies,” he said, seeming to hold back tears. “But there’s one area where I haven’t been honest. The tragedy is that any person Republican, Democrat or independent who’s known me for period of time and has any integrity knows two things: I am a good man and I am an alcoholic.“
It is unclear whether Garrett will seek outpatient treatment for his alcoholism, or enter an in-patient facility.
More at: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/28/garrett-to-quits-congress-amid-servant-scandal-alcoholism-610033
https://www.thenewamerican.com/freedom-index
Dist.5: Thomas Garrett (https://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38&Itemid=828&nameid=G000580) - 78%
Drat! I hope his replacement is as good.
The 46-year-old Garrett was the subject of a POLITICO report (https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/25/tom-garrett-staff-servants-608665) on Friday citing four former aides who said that the congressman and his wife, Flanna, had used official staff to run errands and take care of their dog. In his Monday statement, he called the allegations “a series of half-truths and whole lies.”
“The recent attacks on my family are a series of half-truths and whole lies,” he said, seeming to hold back tears. “But there’s one area where I haven’t been honest. The tragedy is that any person Republican, Democrat or independent who’s known me for period of time and has any integrity knows two things: I am a good man and I am an alcoholic.“
It is unclear whether Garrett will seek outpatient treatment for his alcoholism, or enter an in-patient facility.
More at: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/28/garrett-to-quits-congress-amid-servant-scandal-alcoholism-610033
https://www.thenewamerican.com/freedom-index
Dist.5: Thomas Garrett (https://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38&Itemid=828&nameid=G000580) - 78%
Drat! I hope his replacement is as good.