Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., declined to weigh in on the latest scandal to hit a member of his party, instead focusing on his planned diatribe against President Donald Trump’s prime-time address Thursday.The New York Post reported that Sen.Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., engaged in sexual relationships with at least two Democratic House staffers who did not work for him while he was a member of the House.
According to House rules, members are not barred from having relationships with staffers who work outside their office.Sources told the outlet that it was believed the relationships happened while the lawmaker was unmarried.ETHICS PANEL CLEARS GALLEGO AS LUNA DECLARES, 'ONCE A CREEP, ALWAYS A CREEP'Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, during a news conference following the weekly Senate Democrat policy luncheon at the U.S.Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 17, 2026.
(Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)When asked to weigh in on the latest scandal involving Gallego, Schumer tapped his planned speech railing against Trump’s scheduled address on foreign interference in the 2020 election Thursday night, and told Fox News Digital, "I’m not — I’m focused on this right now."It’s the latest bad headline to hit Gallego, who has been in the conversation for a 2028 presidential bid.The Post reported that Gallego admitted to the two relationships, which were both with aides to Texas Democrats.When asked by reporters about the allegations, Gallego said, "I’m not going to engage in gossip."'DISTURBING' ALLEGATIONS AGAINST UNNAMED SENATOR UNDER REVIEW IN WAKE OF SCANDALS ROCKING CONGRESSGallego's office did not immediately return a request for comment.The report comes as Gallego has come under scrutiny for his relationship with former Rep.
Eric Swalwell, who resigned from the House earlier this year after being accused by several women of sexual assault, rape and harassment.Swalwell has vehemently denied the allegations....