BY GREG HITT

WASHINGTON”Aides to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi knew of concerns about the behavior of former Rep. Eric Massa months earlier than Ms. Pelosi previously acknowledged, a senior Democratic leadership aide said Wednesday.

In October, Mr. Massa’s chief of staff told Mrs. Pelosi’s office the then-congressman was living in a townhouse with some of his congressional aides and that he had used “strong” language that made them feel uncomfortable, the leadership aide said. The Massa aide, Joe Racalto, also voiced concern “about the way Massa runs the office” and added he had asked the congressman to move out of the townhouse, the …