Article snippet: WASHINGTON — A senior staff member on Senator Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign has been fired after complaints of “inappropriate behavior,” a Warren spokeswoman said. Rich McDaniel, the national organizing director, was dismissed after the campaign hired an outside investigator to look into the matter, said Kristen Orthman, Warren’s communications director “Over the past two weeks, senior campaign leadership received multiple complaints regarding inappropriate behavior by Rich McDaniel,” Orthman said. “Over the same time period, the campaign retained outside counsel to conduct an investigation. Based on the results of the investigation, the campaign determined that his reported conduct was inconsistent with its values and that he could not be a part of the campaign moving forward.” McDaniel’s dismissal was first reported by Politico. It was not immediately clear whether the alleged behavior was reported by other campaign staffers or by someone outside the campaign. A person familiar with the investigation said there had been no reports of sexual assault but declined to specify what exactly had been reported, citing confidentiality concerns. Warren alluded to McDaniel’s dismissal Friday night on stage at a Los Angeles event, according to CNN, saying, “It is really hard for anyone to come forward with a complaint or with a concern. And the people who did that showed incredible courage, and I am deeply grateful to them.” The outside investigation was conduc... Link to the full article to read more