Sailor assigned to Congress’s medical office had to cut lawmaker’s toenails

A Pentagon inspector general investigation into abuses at Congress’s medical office is nearing its conclusion, with former sailors revealing that they were forced to do tasks not fitting their position, such as clipping a lawmaker’s toenails.

The Office of the Attending Physician is a small medical office dedicated to addressing medical emergencies for members of Congress and the Supreme Court, and until recently was staffed in part by Navy sailors. Though the position was generally considered prestigious, it was the focus of significant abuses in recent years as lawmakers took advantage of the convenient medical access, using its personnel for often mundane and low-stakes tasks.