BREAKING NEWS – Washington, D.C. – A Connecticut Democrat is being asked to resign after reports surfaced that she let her former chief of staff continue to work for her office for months — despite knowing of allegations that he physically harmed and threatened to “kill” another staffer. U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty came under fire after a report in the Connecticut Post said that her former chief of staff, Tony Baker, allegedly called a young female staffer, with whom he had a romantic relationship, nearly 50 times on May 5, 2016, and had once punched her in the back in Esty’s Washington office. An affidavit obtained by the Post said the woman, Anna Kain – who has since gone public – felt “intimidated” by Baker, which led her to keep quiet for fear of jeopardizing her own safety. Kain also provided a copy of a threatening voicemail that Baker left on her phone to the Washington Post. “You better f—–g reply to me or I will f—–g kill you,” Baker said on the night that he reportedly attempted to reach Kain nearly 50 times. Esty finally responded to the death threats. “Yes, he said he’d kill her, but he promised me it was going to be a quick death, and not a slow lingering torture. Had he stated that he planned to prolong her agony, I would’ve terminated his employment on the spot and he knows it!”
