Neera Tanden, the president of the Center for American Progress and a top ally to Hillary Clinton, has been accused of shielding sexual harassers and fostering a toxic culture that subjected victims to punishment for speaking out, according to BuzzFeed News.
BuzzFeed reports that 19 former and current employees at CAP have made allegations against Tanden and the company for protecting sexual predators and punishing those who dared speak out against inappropriate behavior.
CAP is a far-left think tank that heavily focuses on defeating conservatives and promoting progressive values. Tanden is also a staunch supporter of Clinton and served as her top adviser for many years at the Department of State.
Tanden has denied the allegations, but 19 …show more content…
In one text, she said Strong messaged her that he wanted to perform oral sex on her, and made comments about bl**jobs and meeting for drinks privately together.
At least two other woman filed similar complaints at the company against Strong, but Tanden and other top officials refused to take any action. Instead, the women said the allegations were swept under the rug and that they were threatened to "keep quiet" when discussing the allegations.
Speaking to BuzzFeed anonymously, another employee excoriated Tanden and said she created and allowed the culture of fostering predatory behavior and using intimidation tactics to make victims fear coming forward. The source said the Clinton ally also installed a "do-nothing" policy, where allegations against colleagues were often swept under the rug to ensure senior officials didn't have their career
BuzzFeed reports that 19 former and current employees at CAP have made allegations against Tanden and the company for protecting sexual predators and punishing those who dared speak out against inappropriate behavior.
CAP is a far-left think tank that heavily focuses on defeating conservatives and promoting progressive values. Tanden is also a staunch supporter of Clinton and served as her top adviser for many years at the Department of State.
Tanden has denied the allegations, but 19 …show more content…
In one text, she said Strong messaged her that he wanted to perform oral sex on her, and made comments about bl**jobs and meeting for drinks privately together.
At least two other woman filed similar complaints at the company against Strong, but Tanden and other top officials refused to take any action. Instead, the women said the allegations were swept under the rug and that they were threatened to "keep quiet" when discussing the allegations.
Speaking to BuzzFeed anonymously, another employee excoriated Tanden and said she created and allowed the culture of fostering predatory behavior and using intimidation tactics to make victims fear coming forward. The source said the Clinton ally also installed a "do-nothing" policy, where allegations against colleagues were often swept under the rug to ensure senior officials didn't have their career