Ĭawthorn appeared to address the cellphone footage in a tweet on Thursday. Among the many allegations is the claim that Cawthorn provided thousands of dollars in loans and gifts to Smith. This video is one of several exhibits filed in support of an ethics complaint, which calls for an investigation into Cawthorn. Other alleged Venmo payments Smith sent to Cawthorn included messages such as: “For loving me daily and nightly” and “Nudes.” The Fire Madison Cawthorn group also submitted screenshots of what is believed to be Venmo payments between Smith and the congressman with notes such as “Getting naked for me in Sweden,” “The stuff we did in Amsterdam,” and “The quickie at the airport” and “breaking and entering.” Cawthorn and his wife, Cristina Bayardelle, separated in December 2021. The pair are said to be so close that Smith joined Cawthorn and his wife on their honeymoon in Dubai in April 2021.
The filings suggest that Smith and Cawthorn have a “personal relationship between them, separate and apart from the professional relationship of employer and employee.”
Newsweek reports that Smith has been living with Cawthorn in his home in Hendersonville, North Carolina for free ever since the freshman congressman took office. The footage was included in fillings submitted to the Office of Congressional Ethics by the political group Fire Madison Cawthorn, who are attempting to get the congressman investigated over alleged misconduct and inappropriate behavior.Īccording to the filings, Cawthorn has provided Smith with loans and other gifts which were not declared, and the staff member has not returned. Madison Cawthorn caught on video with male scheduler's hand on his crotch /Y8gtGMFdrw The man filming the video, believed to be Cawthorn’s scheduler, Stephen Smith, responds “me too,” before reaching over and rubbing his hand on Cawthorn’s crotch.īreaking: New leaked video shows GOP Rep. The footage, which was obtained by the and shared on Twitter by the Meidas Touch Twitter account, shows Cawthorn sitting in a car with another male.Ĭawthorn can be heard in the video saying “I feel the passion and desire, and would like to see a naked body beneath my hands.” A new video has emerged online showing North Carolina GOP congressman Madison Cawthorn appearing to be groped by a man believed to be one of his staff members.