“On Monday, freshman Rep. Tom Garrett (R-VA) announced he will not seek re-election. On Wednesday, he requested an investigation into his own congressional staff,” NPR reports.

“The congressional source said Garrett’s request was legal, but unusual. Lawmakers do not regularly request IT audits of their own employees, although the source said there is nothing that prevents a lawmaker from making such a request.”

Several former aides tell Politico that Rep. Tom Garrett (R-VA) and his wife turned the congressman’s staff into personal servants, “assigning them tasks from grocery shopping to fetching the congressman’s clothes to caring for their pet dog, all during work hours.”

“The staffers said feared that if they refused Garrett or his wife’s orders — both were known for explosive tempers — they would struggle to advance in their careers. It wasn’t just full-time staff: many of the allegedly inappropriate requests were made of interns.”