Article snippet: Sen. Chuck Schumer’s office says the Senate Democratic Leader was the target of an attempted smear campaign in which someone forged a sexual harassment claim against him and shopped phony court documents to major media outlets. Schumer’s office told ABC News that it has filed a report with the Capitol Police. The 13-page document, which ABC had obtained from sources, resembles a legal complaint filed by a former Schumer staffer in U.S. District Court for the Capitol Hill. During a phone conversation, the former staffer said flatly that she never experienced any misconduct during her time on Schumer’s staff and never filed a complaint with the Hill’s Office of Compliance. “The claims in this document are completely false, my signature is forged and even basic facts about me are wrong,” the former staffer listed as the plaintiff in the document told ABC News in a statement. ABC News found no record of a federal court filing under the woman’s name in U.S. District Court for Washington, D.C. “I have contacted law enforcement to determine who is responsible. I parted with Senator Schumer’s office on good terms and have nothing but the fondest memories of my time there,” she said. The woman told ABC News she planned to report the matter to police on Tuesday. A review of the document by ABC News found several unusual formatting and stylistic features. Numbering along the side of the page is not found on Washington, D.C. legal documents, for example. ... Link to the full article to read more