LOS ANGELES—Mayor Eric Garcetti’s path to becoming U.S. ambassador to India hit a potential snag on March 10 when a senior senator said he wants the confirmation vote delayed pending an investigation into whether the mayor knew about, and ignored, sexual harassment and assault allegations against his former senior advisor.
In a letter made available by Politico, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) told Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, “I will object [to Garcetti’s nomination] because I have received numerous credible allegations from multiple whistleblowers alleging that Mr. Garcetti, while mayor of Los Angeles, had knowledge of sexual harassment and assaults allegedly committed against multiple city employees and their associates by his close advisor, and that he ignored the misconduct.”
