Sen. Ben Cardin shared how furious he was after a video of his former staffer performing lewd acts in a Senate listening to room was launched.

“I used to be offended, disillusioned. It’s a breach of belief. The entire above. It’s a tragic state of affairs, and it’s offered a number of anger and frustration. I’m involved about our employees and the best way that they really feel about this and the Senate employees,” the Maryland Democrat informed reporters Monday.

Aidan Maese-Czeropski, 24, purportedly filmed himself having homosexual intercourse within the listening to room within the Hart Senate Workplace Constructing. The video was posted on-line Friday.

The room seems to be the Senate Judiciary Committee room greatest identified for Supreme Court docket affirmation hearings, decrease courtroom appointments and Justice Division and FBI oversight hearings.

The incident reportedly came about on the dais between the place Democrat Sens. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Chris Coons of Delaware sat at a current committee listening to markup.

The staffer was fired, and U.S. Capitol Police are investigating the video.

The incident shocked the workplace of Mr. Cardin, 80, who’s retiring on the finish of 2024.

Mr. Maese-Czeropski has threatened to take authorized motion after he was recognized on social media because the staffer within the video.

In a LinkedIn put up that has since been taken down, he wrote, “Whereas a few of my actions previously have proven poor judgment, I really like my job and would by no means disrespect my office. Any makes an attempt to characterize my actions in any other case are fabricated, and I will likely be exploring what authorized choices can be found to me in these issues.”

He has not confirmed if he’s the one within the video, though his identify was posted on-line related to it. The Washington Instances has not independently verified if he’s the staffer within the video.