{"id":868090,"date":"2021-10-11T14:28:56","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T18:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=868090"},"modified":"2021-10-11T14:28:58","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T18:28:58","slug":"new-mexico-gov-shells-out-tens-of-thousands-more-in-metoo-payments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-mexico-gov-shells-out-tens-of-thousands-more-in-metoo-payments\/","title":{"rendered":"New Mexico Gov Shells Out Tens of Thousands More in #MeToo Payments"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fnew-mexico-gov-shells-out-tens-of-thousands-more-in-metoo-payments%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=868090&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--><div readability=\"29.292307692308\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"article-category\"><a class href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/\">Democrats<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-excerpt\">Dem Michelle Lujan Grisham faces sexual assault accusations from former staffer<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-thumbnail-container relative lg:mr-24 w-full my-4 mb-8\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"736\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-973218914_736x514-1.jpg\" class=\"w-full lazyload blur-up wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-973218914_736x514.jpg 736w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-973218914_736x514-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-973218914_736x514-703x491.jpg 703w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><figcaption class=\"absolute text-white p-4 w-full text-right text-xs bottom-0 bg-black opacity-75\">\n\t\t\t\tGov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D., N.M.) \/ Getty Images\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t<span class=\"text-gray text-xs md:text-lg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/author\/matthew-foldi\/\" title=\"Posts by Matthew Foldi\" class=\"author url fn text-red-700\" rel=\"author\">Matthew Foldi<\/a> \u2022 October 11, 2021 2:15 pm<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"52.995883644347\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" readability=\"28.441558441558\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The #MeToo problems facing New Mexico&#8217;s governor just got bigger.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D.) has paid her former spokesman James Hallinan, who alleged that she sexually assaulted him in 2018, $150,000 in settlement money, according to her latest campaign finance documents. Hallinan accused Lujan Grisham of pouring water on his crotch and groping him during a campaign meeting.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The $150,000 total is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/2436809\/govs-campaign-paid-875k-more-to-exstaffer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/2436809\/govs-campaign-paid-875k-more-to-exstaffer.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1634053701032000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFvuBhGq5-WXg-2AvkoMUP_k7I3Qg\">nearly $90,000<\/a> more than previously reported\u2014the governor&#8217;s campaign in April acknowledged paying at least $62,500 to the former spokesman.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Lujan Grisham&#8217;s alleged assault &#8220;really fucked me up,&#8221; Hallinan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.krqe.com\/news\/albuquerque-metro\/man-accusing-governor-of-sexual-abuse-speaks-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.krqe.com\/news\/albuquerque-metro\/man-accusing-governor-of-sexual-abuse-speaks-out\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1634053701032000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH68UjUuQS8JnW5A3wBhRiZqoH0EA\">told<\/a> local news outlets in 2019. Hallinan previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.krqe.com\/news\/albuquerque-metro\/man-accusing-governor-of-sexual-abuse-speaks-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.krqe.com\/news\/albuquerque-metro\/man-accusing-governor-of-sexual-abuse-speaks-out\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1634053701032000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH68UjUuQS8JnW5A3wBhRiZqoH0EA\">alluded<\/a> to there being more victims of Lujan Grisham&#8217;s &#8220;sexual and physical abuse.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Hallinan&#8217;s sexual assault accusations have plagued the governor at home. New Mexico Republicans have accused her of <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/dem-gov-accused-of-misusing-taxpayer-funds-to-fight-sexual-assault-claim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/dem-gov-accused-of-misusing-taxpayer-funds-to-fight-sexual-assault-claim\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1634053701032000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE7HgyTNmfsqUMUujka1mkPOc9Y7A\">misusing taxpayer funds<\/a> to defend against the allegations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" readability=\"30.608695652174\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Lujan Grisham, who chairs the Democratic Governors Association, said earlier this year that accusations of sexual misconduct against Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D., N.Y.) needed to be taken seriously.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;I&#8217;m, frankly, in that group of elected leaders, that you believe the individual, you give real credit and credibility there, if you don&#8217;t, we are revictimizing brave men and women who come forward,&#8221; Lujan Grisham <a href=\"https:\/\/www.krqe.com\/news\/national\/gov-lujan-grisham-says-allegations-against-gov-andrew-cuomo-need-to-be-taken-seriously\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.krqe.com\/news\/national\/gov-lujan-grisham-says-allegations-against-gov-andrew-cuomo-need-to-be-taken-seriously\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1634053701032000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEepJWT9fMIJHD7ulhKwNnQReCAgw\">said<\/a> at the time. Neither Grisham nor the DGA responded to requests for comment about what makes her case different than Cuomo&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Lujan Grisham has paid Hallinan using her campaign funds, which she raised through Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue. Earlier this year, the platform removed Cuomo while he was an active candidate for reelection.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ActBlue did not respond to a request for comment about Lujan Grisham, who faces <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalfile.com\/video-new-mexico-dem-governor-has-another-man-accusing-her-of-grabbing-his-penis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nationalfile.com\/video-new-mexico-dem-governor-has-another-man-accusing-her-of-grabbing-his-penis\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1634053701032000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHdakLKy3E_ykYS_IQ5RwoJXSZBRQ\">multiple accusations of sexual assault spanning over a decade<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats Dem Michelle Lujan Grisham faces sexual assault accusations from former staffer  Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D., N.M.) \/ Getty Images  Matthew Foldi \u2022 &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-868090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868090","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\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=868090"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868090\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=868090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=868090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=868090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}