White House Dismisses Alleged Prostitute Scandal
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iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The White House said Thursday that there’s nothing to allegations that a former staffer spent a night with a prostitute in Cartagena, Columbia, prior to President Obama’s arrival for a summit in 2012.
Nonetheless, Utah Republican Congressman Jason Chaffetz wants documents from a review conducted by former White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler about the alleged incident, which administration critics are trying to tie a scandal involving Secret Service agents partying with prostitutes during the same trip.
Some members of that advance team were either fired or disciplined for their reported lapse of judgment.
Chaffetz contends he has it on reliable authority that a male volunteer spent time with a “female foreign national” even as White House spokesman Eric Schultz told reporters Thursday that Ruemmler “looked at these allegations and found there was nothing to them.”
Meanwhile, an attorney for the former volunteer, identified as Jonathan Dach, said that during the night in question, Dach had dinner and went right to bed, unaccompanied.
One reason Republicans may be trying to stir the pot is that Ruemmler, who is currently in private practice, is being considered to replace outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder.
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