Jon Ossoff
Role at the time: United States senator and reelection candidate
Defended or excused
Responding to
Natalie Harp and other senior White House aides are taxpayer-paid public officials with immense power whose influence is a legitimate subject of political scrutiny.
"These White House staffers are adults, public officials paid by the taxpayer with immense power in positions of public trust."
Why we used this label
Explicit defense of scrutinizing Harp’s official role; no apology or retraction.