Mel Watt's still facing accusations of sexual harassment and retaliation, but in just a few weeks, his term as head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency will expire.
Watt's accuser and a non-profit law firm are now taking extreme measures to try and make sure the former Charlotte congressman doesn't leave in good standing with the ability to retire and collect benefits.
FHFA employee Simone Grimes and Whistleblower Aid want Watt fired before January 6. They've already collected more than 2,300 signatures petitioning Congress to impeach him.
"To this day, I have yet to receive equal pay for equal work and it's all because I refused to sleep with him," Grimes said in an ad produced by Whistleblower Aid.
The organization has a rolling billboard circling the streets of Washington, DC daily. Bearing Watt's face and the words "Fire Mel Watt," the rolling billboard has stopped in front of the FHFA.
"This has taken a tremendous toll," Grimes said. "You can only be in a fight with someone who's got more power than you for so long before you need a break."
Grimes told us she took medical leave in recent weeks due to stress, several months after first speaking up and accusing her boss of unwanted sexual advances.
The "Fire Mel Watt" campaign comes as federal investigators recently gave the president their secret review of the misconduct allegations.
Grimes' account, which includes secret recordings, became the focus of a heated oversight committee hearing earlier this year. At that hearing, a defiant Watt told committee members he's not bound by agency policies since he's not technically an employee and added he never broke the law.
In just the last two weeks, the Office of Inspector General turned over a review of the misconduct allegations to the oversight committee and the president himself, but the agency won't release it publicly citing federal law.
"At what point do we support the employee?" Grimes asked.
With Watt's time at the agency nearing an end, his accuser belives it's time for the federal government to send a clear message to its employees, saying the secrecy of this process is contrary to what Americans and women specifically are seeking in the #MeToo era.
"This is an opportunity to say, 'Look, there was a credible investigation, there has been misconduct and our response is to take action,' she said. "I think that's where the agency just continues to misstep."
The FHFA directed comment to the inspector general. We've reached out and have yet to hear back.