A Staffer Suffered. Congress Stayed Silent. Now a One-Seat Majority Is on the Line.
The Tony Gonzales scandal exposes how Congress protects its own, until protecting them threatens its power.
The Scandal Washington Didn’t Want to Touch
A young congressional staffer is dead, a family is shattered, and Washington’s first instinct was to look away.
Regina Santos-Aviles didn’t have power. She had a badge, a congressional email address, and a job that depended on keeping a powerful man happy. The man was Tony Gonzales, a sitting U.S. Representative…
