Biden's Cabinet nominee hired convicted domestic abuser

President Biden has nominated Boston Mayor Martin Walsh as Labor Secretary. The problem is, Walsh himself hired former Massachusetts state representative Carlos Henriquez as special assistant in 2018. The problem is, Henriquez had been convicted, several years prior to his being hired, for punching a woman who refused to have sex with him.

Thus, Henriquez, ever the ladies' man, was kicked out of the state House of Representatives in 2014 after being convicted of two, not one, assault charges stemming from the 2012 incident. He was sentenced to only six months in the slammer.

According to the victim in the assault, she testified that Henriquez gave her the back of his hand and punched her in the chest multiple times.

Henriquez claimed innocence throughout the trial, but this time, the "believe all women" thingy worked against him.  

After he was convicted and sentenced, he claimed that "any and all contact was always consensual" and maintained that he "never touched my accuser in any way that would cause harm or injury."

But the joke was on Boston after Walsh hired the convicted Democrat to an annual $89,000 special assistant job involving anti-violence work in 2018. Walsh, who was caught with his proverbial pants down by the Boston Globe, said at the time, that he "firmly believed in second chances." 

"Carlos Henriquez served his time and, after spending his career supporting youth, helping reduce violence, assisting those in recovery, and providing trauma supports for families in need, he is eager to continue this work," a hired mouthpiece for Walsh told the newspaper.

However, just 14 days or so after the hiring, the convicted domestic abuser stepped down from his job with Walsh, who told the Boston Globe that he criticized Henriquez when he was first convicted in 2014, 

But two weeks later on Nov. 9 of 2018, Henriquez stepped down from his role with the Mayor. Walsh then told the Boston Globe that he criticized Henriquez when he was convicted in 2014 and had asked him to resign from the state legislature at the time. What that had to do with the scumbag's resignation is unclear.

"I also made clear at that time, and continue to believe today, that any violence against any woman at any time is totally unacceptable," the Boston Mayor told the newspaper. 

So why did Walsh hire him afterward? Is his judgment that poor, and if so, doesn't that say something about Biden's judgment?

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