Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.), top Republican on the banking panel that oversees the FDIC, joined GOP Sens. Thom Tillis (N.C.), Cynthia Lummis (Wyo.), Kevin Cramer (N.D.) and Steve Daines (Mont.) in signing onto the letter on Thursday.
“We call on you to step down as Chairman and Board Member and allow someone with more credibility to address the hostile workplace culture at the FDIC to which you have contributed,” they wrote.
The senators also pressed Gruenberg on allegations that a culture of harassment and misogyny flourished at the agency during his tenure.
The claims were the result of a Wall Street Journal investigation, in which more than 100 current and former FDIC officials were interviewed.
The Journal’s bombshell investigation characterized the FDIC as a wild and heavy-drinking agency in which lewd behavior was both tolerated and encouraged.
The senators included more than a dozen questions for Gruenberg about his alleged conduct and requests for records related to the allegations, which they called “deeply disturbing.”
The letter also requested a list of all complaints or investigations related to gender discrimination, sexual harassment, or a hostile work environment in recent years.
The Hill’s Tobias Burns has more here.
