U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn has settled a lawsuit, filed by a former employee who claimed the Colorado Springs Republican abused his power, ignored COVID-19 safety protocols and let his son live in the basement of the U.S. Capitol.
Court records indicate that Lamborn and the former employee, Brandon Pope, agreed to settle the lawsuit last Thursday. But the U.S. House Committee on Ethics is still investigating the congressman, who was reelected to a ninth term in November.
Pope, could not immediately be reached for comment. Cassandra Sebastian, a spokeswoman for Lamborn, said she could not provide more information about the nature of the settlement.
