It only took them two years to decide Charlie Rangel broke ethics rules. This is what you get when the “most ethical congress” is running the show.
The New York Times reports:
After a nearly two-year investigation, a House investigative panel has concluded that Representative Charles B. Rangel violated a range of ethics rules, dealing a serious blow to Mr. Rangel, a Harlem Democrat, in the twilight of his political career.
The investigative panel did not disclose any details about the nature of the violations that it found, but one House official who has been briefed on the findings said that they included the most serious allegations that had been examined.
“All I know is that it was a majority of them,” the House official said, asking not to be identified as the ruling is supposed to remain confidential for one week.
A lawyer involved in Mr. Rangel’s defense, who also asked not to be named, disputed that characterization, adding that the case is not over yet.
“He has not been found guilty of anything,” the lawyer said.
The committee had been investigating claims that Mr. Rangel improperly rented four rent-stabilized apartments in Harlem at a price well below market value, despite rules forbidding House members from accepting gifts worth more than $50.
It also had been investigating allegations that he improperly used his office to provide legislative favors for an oil-drilling company that pledged a $1 million donation for an academic center named for Mr. Rangel and improperly failed to report taxable income received from a villa he owns in the Dominican Republic.
Another Democrat who refuses to obey the tax laws he helps write. Seems to be a theme with these corrupt politicians inside the Nancy Pelosi deemed “most ethical Congress in history.” It also shows the Democrats are just as much in bed with Big Oil as they claim the Republicans are.
Rangel won’t do what’s best for the country and resign. He will stay until his last breath. Being a career politician is way to profitable to let ethics violations stand in his way. That’s why we need to end the ‘career politicians’ term by demanding term limits. Rangel has scammed America for way too long.
