{"id":2318059,"date":"2024-08-02T07:51:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T11:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-kamala-harriss-former-boss-destroyed-his-senate-career-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-02T07:57:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T11:57:03","slug":"how-kamala-harriss-former-boss-destroyed-his-senate-career-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-kamala-harriss-former-boss-destroyed-his-senate-career-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"How Kamala Harris\u2019s former boss \u2018destroyed\u2019 his Senate career &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhow-kamala-harriss-former-boss-destroyed-his-senate-career-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2318059&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses Vice\u200b President Kamala \u2063Harris\u200b and her connection to Alan Cranston, a \u200dformer U.S. \u2063Senator from\u2063 California, particularly highlighting how his downfall in\u200b the 1990s may influence her political career as she \u200ccampaigns\u2062 for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">2024 presidential election<\/a>. Harris interned for Cranston in 1984, where she \u2064felt she was part of significant change, and she has openly expressed admiration for him despite his later involvement in the &#8220;Keating Five&#8221; scandal, which significantly damaged his political standing and stemmed from questionable fundraising practices. \u200c <\/p>\n<p>Cranston was linked\u200d to Charles Keating, a banker accused of fraud, and his actions led to \u2063a costly \u2064government bailout during the savings and loan crisis. After \u200cresigning from the\u200c Senate to become Vice \u2062President under Joe Biden, Harris \u2064reflected\u200d on the journey from intern to holding the same office, underscoring the importance of relationships\u200b and ethics in politics. As Harris assumes \u2063the role \u2064of presumptive\u2063 Democratic nominee for the upcoming election, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbc-article-suggests-republicans-are-worse-than-nazis\/\" title=\"MSNBC Article Suggests Republicans Are Worse Than Nazis\">article suggests<\/a> that Cranston&#8217;s legacy and\u200d his ethical missteps may\u2064 resurface \u200camidst \u2064her campaign.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">How Kamala Harris&rsquo;s former boss &lsquo;destroyed&rsquo; his Senate career<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1720017\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>In 1984, Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>, a then-Howard University student, scored an internship during her sophomore year for Alan Cranston, a Democrat who represented California in the Senate for over two decades. Harris thinks back fondly of her time in Cranston&rsquo;s office. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I loved going to work &mdash; it felt like the epicenter of change, even as an intern sorting mail,&rdquo; Harris, who graduated from Howard in 1986, once <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/vp\/status\/1215816609702522883?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> &mdash; later touting how <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@SenKamalaHarris\/thank-you-california-d89ff421a0a4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>she<\/a> &ldquo;believed the Senate was a place to turn activism into action.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>For Cranston, the Senate was where the California Democrat got wrapped up in a major fundraising scandal that earned him a reprimand from the Ethics Committee and, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1991\/11\/21\/us\/cranston-rebuked-by-ethics-panel.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according<\/a> to the <em>New York Times<\/em> in 1991, &ldquo;destroyed his political career.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I never dreamed that one day I would hold that same office,&rdquo; Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kamalaharris\/p\/CKKpMRKFruR\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> in January 2021 upon resigning her Senate seat and becoming vice president under President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The story of how Cranston linked himself to the so-called &ldquo;Keating Five Scandal&rdquo; could come back under the national spotlight as his former intern, Harris, runs for president in 2024. Harris became the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee after Biden, 81, announced he would<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3064997\/joe-biden-bows-out-of-2024-presidential-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> not seek reelection<\/a> following Democratic pressure on him to pass the torch to the next generation. Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>, the Republican presidential nominee, leads Harris by roughly 1 point, according to a <em>RealClearPolitics<\/em> polling average.<\/p>\n<p>At Howard, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/photos-of-jacksonville-shooters-guns-show-writing-markings-on-murder-weapon\/\" title=\"Jacksonville shooter&#039;s guns display inscriptions and markings on murder weapon in photos.\">historically black college located<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Washington, D.C.<\/a>, Harris was a political science and economics major. Aside from her yearbook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/10\/14\/us\/politics\/kamala-harris-howard.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>photo<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/opinion\/msnbc-opinion\/kamala-harris-history-aka-play-crucial-role-election-rcna163116\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>scant<\/a> information <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/politics\/election\/kamala-harris-aka-sorority-sisters-hoping-to-play-a-role-in-election\/KGN7BQMZOFEKZMD3GDDSDNXVTY\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>about<\/a> being involved with the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, a Howard library archives employee told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> &ldquo;there is no &lsquo;Kamala Harris&rsquo; file readily accessible&rdquo; for public viewing in connection to her time at the college. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At first glance, there are no articles in the student newspaper written by her,&rdquo; said Aaron Jacobs, the program coordinator for Howard&rsquo;s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center. &ldquo;Regarding papers she wrote for classes or professors, those are not information we keep or distribute.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As a Howard student and Senate intern, Harris was told by Cranston to &ldquo;make as many friends as you can on the way up&rdquo; since &ldquo;you&rsquo;ll need them on the way down,&rdquo; advice that stuck with Harris over the years, <em>Roll Call<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/2016\/11\/25\/interns-you-could-be-in-congress-one-day-too\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reported<\/a> in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Cranston, who died in 2000, was notably found by the Senate Ethics Committee in 1991 to have engaged in &ldquo;impermissible conduct&rdquo; after being accused of pressuring the since-dissolved Federal Home Loan Bank Board to expedite an investigation into one of Cranston&rsquo;s donors &mdash; and save his companies from collapse. <\/p>\n<p>The donor, Charles Keating, transferred over a million dollars to senators, including Cranston, in addition to paying for group trips to the Bahamas and stays at luxury resort hotels, according to archived Senate records. Keating ran the California-based Lincoln Savings and Loan Association, which failed in 1989. The government bailout cost taxpayers $3 billion and left tens of thousands of depositors with worthless junk bonds &mdash; a defining moment of the savings and loan crisis that unfolded in the late 1980s.<\/p>\n<p>Keating, who died in 2014, would plead guilty to fraud charges and head to prison for four and a half years. And Cranston&rsquo;s ties to the banker would be an embarrassment that, today, overshadows his political legacy. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vice President Kamala Harris waves as she walks across the tarmac during her arrival, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo\/LM Otero)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dubbed <a href=\"https:\/\/library.cqpress.com\/cqalmanac\/document.php?id=cqal91-1109322#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>by<\/a> <em>CQ Almanac<\/em> in 1991 as one &ldquo;of the most divisive ethics cases in the history of the Senate,&rdquo; Cranston had announced just before the hearings began in 1990 that he would retire due to health problems.<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s former boss, while speaking on the Senate floor about his efforts to benefit his donor, insisted in 1991 that he had &ldquo;deep remorse in my heart.&rdquo; But he stopped short of fully acknowledging any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You are in jeopardy if you ever do anything at any time to help a contributor &mdash; no matter how worthy the cause, no matter how proper the need for help, and no matter how proper the help you render,&rdquo; Cranston said during a 30-minute speech on the Senate floor. &ldquo;I stand before you as an illustration of that jeopardy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Warren B. Rudman, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican<\/a> senator who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/economists-push-for-another-round-of-stimulus-checks\/\" title=\"Economists Push for Another Round of Stimulus Checks\">vice chairman<\/a> of the Ethics Committee, leapt to his feet after Cranston&rsquo;s statement &mdash; calling it &ldquo;arrogant, unrepentant, and a smear on this institution.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Who would have known, so many years later, I would actually run the office where I was once a student watching the incredible work a senator can do,&rdquo; Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/americas\/us-harris-resigns-from-senate-before-inauguration\/2114389\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> in 2021. <\/p>\n<p>In turn, similar to other lawmakers, Harris took on her own interns over the years as she rose through the ranks of power. Terry McAteer, the father of one of Harris&rsquo;s former interns while she was California&rsquo;s attorney general, wrote a scathing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theunion.com\/opinion\/columns\/terry-mcateer-another-side-to-kamala-harris\/article_f79b5fff-5a50-5eed-a63b-d67d8419c3d3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>op-ed<\/a> in 2019 about his son&rsquo;s experience, one <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/dont-look-her-in-the-eye-father-of-harris-intern-recounts-office-horror-stories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>that<\/a> is coming back under the spotlight as Harris seeks the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Harris, according to McAteer, used &ldquo;profanity constantly in her berating of staff and others&rdquo; and gave instructions to his son and other interns &ldquo;to never address Harris nor look her in the eye.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know about you, but this is not the workplace of someone who respects her staff,&rdquo; McAteer said. &ldquo;For a woman of color to have employees stand when she enters the room smacks of a bygone era that we, as Americans, deplore and find demeaning.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s office did not return a request for comment. <\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1720017\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1720017\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>**How Kamala Harris&#8217;s Former Boss Ruined His Senate Career**<\/p>\n<p>In 1984, while studying at Howard University, Vice President Kamala Harris secured a sophomore internship with Alan Cranston, a Democrat who served in the California Senate for more than twenty years. She reminisces positively about her experience in Cranston&#8217;s office, stating, &#8220;I loved going to work\u2014it felt like the epicenter of change, even as an intern sorting mail.&#8221; After graduating from Howard in 1986, she expressed her belief that the Senate was a platform for transforming activism into tangible action.<\/p>\n<p>However, Cranston became embroiled in a significant fundraising scandal that led to his reprimand by the Ethics Committee and ultimately &#8220;destroyed his political career,&#8221; as reported by The New York Times in 1991. Reflecting on her journey in January 2021 after resigning from her Senate seat to become vice president under President Joe Biden, Harris remarked that she never imagined she would one day occupy the same office.<\/p>\n<p>As Harris prepares for her presidential run in 2024\u2014having emerged as the likely Democratic nominee following Biden&#8217;s decision not to seek reelection\u2014Cranston\u2019s connection to the infamous \u201cKeating Five Scandal\u201d may resurface. This scandal involved allegations against him and others regarding improper relationships with Charles Keating, a banker whose failed savings and loan association resulted in significant taxpayer losses during the late &#8217;80s crisis.<\/p>\n<p>During her time at Howard University\u2014a historically black college located in Washington D.C.\u2014Harris majored in political science and economics. However, little documentation exists about her involvement there; according to staff at Howard\u2019s library archives, there is no readily available file on Harris from that period.<\/p>\n<p>Cranston advised young interns like Harris to &#8220;make as many friends as you can on your way up&#8221; because they would be essential later on\u2014a lesson that has stayed with her throughout her career. In 1991, he faced scrutiny from the Senate Ethics Committee for pressuring federal regulators regarding an investigation into Keating\u2019s financial dealings while accepting substantial donations from him.<\/p>\n<p>The fallout from this scandal was severe: Keating was convicted of fraud and served prison time after his bank collapsed due to mismanagement leading up to its failure. The resulting government bailout cost taxpayers $3 billion and left many depositors without their savings\u2014a pivotal moment during this financial crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Cranston announced his retirement due to health issues just before hearings began related to these ethics violations. While he expressed remorse during those proceedings about helping contributors improperly\u2014he did not fully admit wrongdoing\u2014which drew criticism from fellow lawmakers who found his stance arrogant.<\/p>\n<p>Years later when reflecting on how far she had come since being an intern under Cranston&#8217;s mentorship\u2014Harris noted how unexpected it was for someone once observing senators&#8217; impactful work now running their office herself.<\/p>\n<p>As she climbed through political ranks over time\u2014including serving as California Attorney General\u2014Harris also mentored interns of her own. However, some former interns have criticized their experiences working under her leadership; one father recounted troubling behavior including constant profanity directed towards staff members and strict instructions forbidding eye contact or direct address with Harris herself\u2014all raising questions about workplace respect within such environments<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":381,"featured_media":2318060,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kamala-Harris-intern-Cranston-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[36990,32438,33017,36989,32076],"class_list":["post-2318059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-career-destruction","tag-kamala-harris","tag-political-analysis","tag-senate-career","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kamala-Harris-intern-Cranston-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/381"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2318059"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318059\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2318060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2318059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2318059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2318059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}