And down goes another Democrat:
SCOOP: Former Democratic Congressman Harold Ford Jr. has been terminated for misconduct by Morgan Stanley. I spoke to one of his alleged victims. https://t.co/OsM9QspFxm
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) December 7, 2017
From Yashar Ali:
In two interviews with HuffPost, the woman alleged that Ford engaged in harassment, intimidation, and forcibly grabbed her one evening in Manhattan, leading her to seek aid from a building security guard. The incident took place several years ago when Ford and the woman were supposed to be meeting for professional reasons. Ford continued to contact her after the encounter until she wrote an email asking him to cease contact.
The email, which was reviewed by HuffPost, shows that the woman emailed Ford after he repeatedly asked her to drinks. She asked him not to contact her anymore, citing his inappropriate conduct the evening where he forcibly grabbed and harassed her. Ford replied to the email by apologizing and agreeing not to contact her.
According to Bloomberg, Ford was hired in 2011 by the bank as a senior client relationship manager.
Ford denied the allegations in a statement to Ali and says he plans to sue the woman as well as Morgan Stanley for wrongful termination:
2. In a statement, Harold Ford Jr firmly denies the allegations and says he is going to sue the woman who accused him and Morgan Stanley for wrongful termination. https://t.co/OsM9QspFxm pic.twitter.com/oNa51hDMAI
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) December 7, 2017
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“Reporter” in the statement above means the woman:
3. To be clear he is not suing me, he's referring to an accuser when he says "reporter." I should note I did not expect to report this story today. I started looking into Ford late last night. Called Morgan Stanley at noon to check on an HR investigation and was told he was fired
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) December 7, 2017
No word yet of his future on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”:
JFC!
Mark Halperin and now Harold Ford Jr.?
At this rate, the only people left at the table on @msnbc's #MorningJoe are going to be women. https://t.co/DoQAKEsH9h
— Holly Figueroa O'Reilly (@AynRandPaulRyan) December 7, 2017
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