Michael Bloomberg will release three women who have Non-Disclosure Agreements against him, his campaign team announced today.
The billionaire candidate running for Democratic nominee has come under fire for his history of legal agreements binding former female staff members who claim he made offensive comments to them.
In a tweet he confirmed that he would release the women from the arrangement if they wish.
'Bloomberg LP has identified 3 NDAs signed over the past 30+ years with women to address complaints about comments they said I had made. If any of them want to be released from their NDAs, they should contact the company and they'll be given a release,' he said.
Bloomberg has come under attack for the legal arrangements, especially from Elizabeth Warren.
Warren, who had a a strong debate performance on Wednesday while attacking Bloomberg, went after him again over the issue on Thursday.
The Massachussetts senator drafted a document for Bloomberg to sign which would release women.
"So I used to teach contract law. And I thought I would make this easy. I wrote up a release and covenant not to sue. And all that Mayor Bloomberg has to do is download it. I'll text it. Sign it. And then the women, or men, will be free to speak and tell their own stories," Warren said at a CNN town hall.
Less than 24 hours later, she had her way.
