It might not be a scandal at all. COuld be, the staffers were sitting around, waiting for Newt to show up, and one person blurted out the obvious.

“I can’t fucking stand that guy.”

“Me neither.”

“What? Okay, me too. I think he’s icky.”

“Fuck, he’s a creep.”

“Yeah. I guess he really is.”

“Okay, happy hour starts in an hour. I’m buying.”

And they all left.

The end.