A corruption trial revealed a #MeToo ethics entanglement for a top Biden adviser

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Newly disclosed evidence revealed an apparent conflict of interest for Biden adviser Anita Dunn, when she consulted for an Illinois politician facing #MeToo related allegations in 2018.

, Hampton alleged that her report of harassment was initially ignored or minimized. Then, she said, came retaliation in the form of blacklisting her from jobs on other political campaigns. She filed her lawsuit against multiple campaign committees associated with Madigan, including Friends of Madigan.

"If we want to protect and save MJM [Michael J. Madigan] we cannot play punchy bags above the belt. It is time to be offensive," wrote Michael McClain, a lobbyist widely described as a Madigan""In June [2018], it became clear that 'we' did not know how to handle this problem nor did we have a 'plan' to be assertive," McClain again"We landed on SKDKnickerbocker. [T]he lead is Anita Dunn.

In response to NPR's questions about SKDK's work for Madigan at the time, SKDK's initial statement said,"As a matter of firm policy, we do not help sexual harassment abusers. We work for survivors and for systemic change to combat harassment-filled workplaces. In this case, Anita agreed to help Speaker Madigan take accountability in a very public way so he could start to fix his workplace.

Shelly Kulwin, one of Hampton's attorneys on the lawsuit, also told NPR he"had no indication that they were working for Madigan." "There was never a point where they would have called me and asked me a question about Alaina's case that I would have declined to answer," Klonsky said,"because it never occurred to me that there would be any reason not to trust them wholeheartedly."

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