Rangel: I Was Misled On Caribbean Junkets; Ethics Panel: Us Too!

The ethics committee’s official report admonishing Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY), released late last night, concludes that Rangel’s staff knew that two Caribbean junkets were paid for by corporations, in violation of House rules. In another development, the committee is referring to the Justice Department the matter of three employees of Carib News — which sponsored the trips — who allegedly submitted false information to the committee during pre-travel review for the trips in question. The panel also admonished its own former counsel, Dawn Kelly Mobley, for “improperly” communicating confidential information to two of the Carib News officials during the investigation. Read the full statement here . Republicans have already seized on the finding, reiterating their calls for Rangel to step down from his powerful position at the helm of the Ways and Means Committee.

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Rangel: I Was Misled On Caribbean Junkets; Ethics Panel: Us Too!