GOP Senate candidate says he put employees first—as former workers sue

Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy, the multimillionaire rhinestone-cowboy transplant from Minnesota who is taking on Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, has apparently learned everything he knows about business from Donald Trump. That includes mythologizing his origin story and allegedly shafting his employees.

Take this example from a recent meet and greet in Missoula. 

“As a small business owner, you know, you don't balance the budget in your business, you don't get paid,” Sheehy told the gathering in audio obtained exclusively by Daily Kos. “I've been there. I've gone years without a paycheck before, when I've made sure my team gets paid first, I'll get paid later.”

Nice story. But some of his former employees would dispute that.