Democrat sex offender Michelle Lujan Grisham.

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New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) has reached a settlement
with a former spokesperson for her 2018 gubernatorial campaign who
accused her of unwanted sexual behavior.

The settlement was first reported by The Albuquerque Journal on
Monday, which said that the campaign made at least $62,500 in
payments to a law firm representing James Hallinan.

In December 2019, Hallinan accused the governor of pouring water on
his crotch and grabbing it through his clothes in front of other
staffers during a campaign meeting in 2018.

[Can't Tell Boys From Girls Party]

The Republican Governors Association pounced on Gov. Michelle Lujan
Grisham on Tuesday following revelations of a settlement of at least
$62,500 with a former campaign staffer who accused the first-term
Democrat of grabbing his genitals.

The association, which already has put a target on the governor’s
back as she seeks a second term in office, dubbed the settlement “a
$62,500 crotch grab.”

“After years of vehement denial, Governor Lujan Grisham’s now
revealed sexual harassment settlement certainly raises questions of
why she tried to discredit her alleged victim,” association
spokesman Will Reinert wrote in an email. “Where there is smoke
there is usually fire, and Lujan Grisham just wrote a check for
$62,500 worth of kindling.”

Actually, a series of checks.

According to campaign finance reports filed Monday with the
Secretary of State’s Office, the governor’s campaign, New Mexicans
for Michelle, made five monthly payments of $12,500 each between
November and March to Buckley Beale LLP, an Atlanta-based law firm
representing James Hallinan, who served as Lujan Grisham’s
communications director during her candidacy for governor.